YouTuber Fined $53,000 For Ram 1500 TRX Jump Over Creek!

YouTuber Fined $53,000 For Ram 1500 TRX Jump Over Creek!​

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Charges StreetSpeed717 For Jump...​

Designed to outperform every other production half-ton pickup on the market, the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX has been the most talked-about pickup of 2021. But back in January, one YouTuber was able to be one of the first people to get his truck delivered and it wasn’t soon after that some crazy antics began.

Michael Hyssong, also known as StreetSpeed717, jumped his brand-new 2021 Ram 1500 TRX over a small creek, and damage ensued. The Ram 1500 TRX, proved that it could still run and drive as normal after the massive landing, despite damage to the front bumper, front shock reservoir mounts, a broken rear window, damaged tailgate, and broken front fenders.

YouTuber Fined $53,000 For Ram 1500 TRX Jump Over Creek!

Designed to outperform every other production half-ton pickup on the market, the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX has been the most talked-about pickup of 2021. But back in January, one YouTuber was able to be one of the first people to get his truck delivered and it wasn't soon after that some crazy antics...

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It will take some digging to find the video again, but the actual reason he got the book thrown at him wasn't due to jumping across the creek. It was because in one of the videos, he drove through the creek (following the water, instead of fording/crossing the stream). There are specific laws and regulations in almost every state about proper and improper water driving.

Had he forded or crossed the creek, even at a diagonal, he would have been fine. But the video showed him driving down the creek without the intent of crossing.

Here is the specific law for PA that he violated:

"§ 2501. Misuse of property and waters.

(a) General rule.--It is unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts in or along any waters or lands adjacent to or contiguous to waters within or bordering on this Commonwealth:
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(6) Run any vehicle, except fording in the most direct manner, in any stream."

Basically he hooned in the water and got caught. Had he not done that, there wouldn't have been anything to cite him for.

He was definitely being made an example as a deterrent for others, as that is a huge fine for the type of infraction.

However, it is a reminder that offroading is not a "do whatever you want with no consequence" activity.