A Possible Caution?

Interesting story about a crash east of Cedar City, Utah. A Jeep stopped on the road to speak to some people. A following car didn't stop in time and crashed into the Jeep causing severe damage to both vehicles. The Jeep driver got cited for stopping on the roadway but also got citations for "unlawful" modifications to the Jeep which was lifted and had oversized wheels and tires.
The theory was that because the Jeep was higher than stock, the car that crashed into it went under the back end snapping the Jeep axle and causing more damage to both vehicles than if the crash had just been a stock front end against a stock rear end.

Has anyone ever heard of this sort of thing?

 

What is the legal height of a vehicle?

The Frame height for vehicles up to 7,500 GVWR is limited to 24 inches and from 7,501 to 10,000 is limited to 26 inches. The Bumper height for vehicles under 4,501 GVWR cannot exceed 26”, vehicles with a GVWR between 4,501 and 7,500 cannot exceed 28” and 7,501 to 10,000 cannot be higher than 30”.

https://www.sdtrucksprings.com/lift-kits-laws

Utah

Residents of Utah are allowed to install suspension lifts as well as other aftermarket parts but they will need to abide by frame height restrictions. Frame height restrictions are regulated by GVWR, vehicles under 4,500 cannot exceed 24”, 4,501 to 7,499 have a maximum of 26” and 7,500 and over are limited to 28”.