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.
By Larry Celona, Jamie Schram and Tina Moore. November 4, 2016 | 3:18pm | Updated November 7, 2016 | 7:52pm. Paul Tuozzolo. An NYPD sergeant was fatally shot in the head and another officer badly wounded in a Wild West-style shootout with an ex-con in The Bronx on Friday, law-enforcement sources said.