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.
The third officer, Bryon Vassey of the Southport Police Department, had shot her son. Keith died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. Vassey was indicted for voluntary manslaughter. His attorney said his client had to make a split-second decision and was protecting the lives of the other officers.