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.
A jury in Texas finds Eddie Ray Routh guilty of murdering Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie American Sniper. (Reuters) Eddie Ray Routh, the man who killed âAmerican Sniperâ Chris Kyle and his friend in a rifle range rampage, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Routh, 27, was convicted Tuesday night of first-degree murder in the Feb. 2, 2013, killings of former Navy SEAL Kyle, 38, and Chad Littlefield, 35.