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.
Officer Henry Nelson, 51, was shot dead after responding to a domestic violence call at the home of Harrison Lee Wiley Jr at 4.45pm Wednesday, according to Sunset Police Department. Wiley stabbed sisters Shameka Johnson, 40, and Surlay Johnson, 34, after they tried to protect Wiley's wife Courtney Jolivette while the pair were arguing, it is claimed.