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.
Scroll down for video. 1  A funeral was held for police officer Endy Ekpayna, who was killed in the line of duty, on Tuesday. 2  Endy Ekpayna (left) , who served on the Pearland Police Department in Texas, was killed when a driver, now charged with felony intoxication manslaughter, struck his patrol car on June 12.