The distances above are based on a reaction time of 0.67 seconds, which assumes the driver is alert, concentrating and not impaired. Driving when tired, distracted or impaired significantly increases reaction times, so the thinking distances above should be regarded as minimums.
Vice-President Aaron Burr killed his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, resulting from a published letter that implied Hamilton had made derogatoryâ¦ comments about Burr's character.
Retired Det. K. James McCready, controversial investigator in Martin Tankleff case, dies at 68 Det. K. James McCready of the Suffolk County Police Department's Homicide Bureau, left, escorts Jerry Steuerman into Kennedy Airport on Sept. 30, 1988.