James Wehr's car -- the one that crashed, killing both him and a woman named Lexi Kramer -- caught fire suddenly while in storage ... according to cops.
The Irvine Police Department revealed Saturday ... the front of the car "spontaneously ignited at a secured tow facility in Costa Mesa" that stores collision vehicles for IPD.
New video shows the fire slowly building ... starting as a few sparks before becoming an all-out blaze. Smoke fills the storage garage and blocks out the camera.
3:53 PM PT --Hassan Kariem's family tells TMZ... "They can’t perform the Janazah for Hassanon Sunday at 2 PM. Cemetery reached out an hour ago. Due to cemetery timing, New date - Monday October 19th, 2 PM Atlanta, GA."
Hassan Jihan Ibn Kariem -- the man who was thrown from a roller coaster and fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier this week -- will be laid to rest on Sunday ... TMZ has learned.
His family tells TMZ ... Hassan's body was returned to them from the coroner on Thursday, and -- because he was a Muslim -- Hassan's body has to be buried within 3 days of the mortuary receiving him.
We're told his funeral is scheduled for Sunday at 2 PM in Atlanta.
The community in Bend, Oregon, is rallying around the family of a 5-year-old boy killed in Thursday's horrific elementary school shooting ... raising tens of thousands of dollars to help his grieving loved ones.
A Meal Train fundraiser has been set up for the family of Rhoam Summer, with donations pouring in as the community works toward a $100,000 goal ... already surpassing $60,000.
And money isn't the only support being offered ... community members have also arranged to deliver meals to the Summer family every day from October 18 through December 22, helping ease the burden of everyday responsibilities during an unimaginable time.
A college student in New York City died after she unwittingly took fentanyl and was raped by a teenager in her dorm room ... according to prosecutors.
Moises Freire -- a 19-year-old from the Bronx -- has been charged with participating in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy and distributing a deadly drug with intent to commit rape in connection with an alleged incident authorities say went down on March 18.
Prosecutors claim Freire brought a substance to two students' dorm room and told them it was pure cocaine when it was actually fentanyl.
A horrifying scene unfolded at a popular family resort in Pennsylvania ... where police say a woman stabbed her husband and 3-year-old son to death before begging dispatchers to help her die.
Metallica Rose Harrison is accused of killing her husband, Charles Harrison, and their young son -- identified only as T.H. -- inside a room at Great Wolf Lodge in the Pocono Mountains.
According to multiple reports, Metallica called 911 around 3:15 PM Monday ... telling dispatchers she needed "help dying" after allegedly trying to take her own life.
SeaWorld Orlando is taking one of its biggest thrill rides offline following a deadly roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia ... and there's a link between the two thrill rides.
Mako, the 200-foot-tall hypercoaster at SeaWorld, has been temporarily closed as a precaution after a guest died in an incident involving a coaster at the Georgia amusement park. The two rides were built by the same company.
A SeaWorld spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly the decision was made "out of an abundance of caution" ... adding guest and employee safety remains a top priority.
A witness who says she saw the man fly off a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia says she didn't process what had just happened ... until she got closer to where he landed.
Britny Landry says she was standing near Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia when she saw what looked like a person fly off the roller coaster and into a wooded area near the park.
Landry says she immediately told herself it couldn't be a person ... it had to be a bag that she'd mistaken for a human shape -- but, as she approached the woods where the man landed, she realized it was, in fact, a person.
Tragedy at Six Flags Over Georgia ... a man was riding the popular Goliath ride when he fell to his death.
According to local reports, park guests saw the man's gruesome death ... he reportedly hit the tracks multiple times as he fell ... and the fall was even captured in souvenir photos.
Four others were injured. It's unclear how the man fell from the ride.
Sarah Paulson is remembering her dear friend Diane Keaton on the one-year anniversary of her death ... sharing a sweet throwback photo of the two laughing together alongside Diane's daughter, Dexter White.
The "American Horror Story" actress posted the pic to Instagram Sunday, showing the trio bundled up in winter clothes and having a blast ... with Diane throwing her hand in the air while Sarah cracks up beside her.
Sarah kept the caption short but heartfelt, writing ... "One year. Impossible. Laughing with you will always be what I remember most. I love you."
The former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star shared the heartbreaking news Saturday, writing on X, "My dad died, I’m gutted I hate this life right now💔."
Brandi didn't reveal the cause of death, but the loss comes months after she shared that her father was hospitalized in a cardiac unit. Back in May, she asked fans to pray for Guy, revealing he'd been in the hospital for 13 days following a medical issue.
A pregnant Pennsylvania mom who was just days away from giving birth was among the victims of a horrific mass shooting in Erie ... her two young children were also killed.
Angelina Stone was expecting a baby boy named Kyrie, who was due October 14, according to her recent social media post. She was killed alongside her children, 5-year-old Isiah and nearly 2-year-old Amari'anna, in Friday's shooting.
As we previously reported, nine people were initially reported dead in the massacre ... including two children and the suspected gunman -- who authorities say died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Braedon Peltier -- a social media star whose Christmas countdown videos went viral online -- has died ... his sister announced in a heartbreaking TikTok video Friday.
Brenna Peltier shared videos of her late bro ... sharing that Braedon actually passed away on September 25.
She noted that Braedon was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was just 5 years old ... and -- though he's been cancer-free for years -- he faced numerous health challenges.
A man was mauled to death by a tiger after jumping into the animal's enclosure at a zoo in England ... sparking a massive emergency response and forcing the park to evacuate.
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According to South Yorkshire Police, officers were called to Yorkshire Wildlife Park Saturday after reports of a man entering the tiger enclosure.
Police say the tiger attacked the man, leaving him with serious injuries. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, but despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead.
The causes of death for two University of Mississippi students found dead on the same day have been revealed in court ... with one reportedly dying from a combination of substances, including cough syrup, and the other from inhalation asphyxiation.
According to Action News 5, the new details emerged Friday during a federal court hearing involving two men accused of selling illegal narcotics at a smoke shop near the Ole Miss campus.
The students were both found dead September 21. A defense attorney revealed the causes of death during the hearing, though the findings have not been publicly released in official medical records.
Mariusz Komenda has died after a months-long battle with brain cancer.
The "MasterChef Poland" star's death was announced Wednesday by the show's production team, TVN, which paid tribute to Komenda in an emotional social media post.
Komenda was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in January after being hospitalized for what doctors initially believed was a possible stroke.
