deadly truck crash

Following a couple of recent, high-profile truck accidents, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez are pushing back against efforts in Washington to allow more hours behind the wheel for big rig drivers each week.

The economic and societal harm from motor vehicle crashes amounted to a whopping $871 billion in a single year, according to a study released Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Authorities say a New York man was killed when the tractor-trailer he was driving went off a northern New Jersey highway and struck an office building last weekend.