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 Amanda Iacone, Neal Augenstein and Marcus J. Moore. WASHINGTON â The man who allegedly shot and killed a TV reporter and cameraman in Southwest Virginia has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's office. Vester Lee Flanagan, 41, was pronounced dead shortly before 1:30 p.m. at the Inova Fairfax Hospital.