east road is shut down and in collision occurred quite a ways down mendham east road. this is a narrow two-way road and there are not a lot of street lights here. this accident happened around 7:45 this evening. so you can tell how dark it is out here. combine that with the foggy weather and you have to wonder visibility issues. investigators, of course, are still in the process of determining the causing of this crash. it's also a fairly busy road with constant traffic coming through keeping officers quite busy detouring cars throughout the night. again we are learning two mendham township police officers were involved in a head-on collision with a semi and that tractor trailer you saw moments ago in our shot there, that was not the tractor trailer involved in the accident we're told. the officers were rushed to a local hospital. the driver of injured and remained on the scene. police officials moments ago gave an update and the two officers at this hour remain in intensive care. let's take a listen to what they had to say. >> both are fine young men. they are again i

the accident happened around 8:00 at the intersection of corey lane and mendham lane in mendham. role in this accident. >>> some new information about the victims in one of the deadliest attacks on americans in afghanistan this year. six people lost their lives in yesterday's suicide bombing, including two servicemen from our area. nypd detective joseph lemm and louis bonacasa. >> this was going to be his last tour. he was just going to come home, buy a house, and raise a family. the way that it should have been. >> reporter: vinny bonacasa, stoic in the face of tremendous loss. his brother, staff sergeant louis bonacasa, one of six u.s. servicemen killed by a taliban terrorist. >> today was the first day i it was definitely a spooky felling. >> reporter: the bonacasa family, a tight knit clan. he and wife debra have a little girl, lily. hear, wearing daddy's dog tags and combat boots, and here holding up a picture that sums up how the whole family felt about louis. >> hero, caring, charming. >> reporter: now the family face as haunting echo of this picture. louis and his dad, vi

they were on duty when their cruiser slammed into a truck at cory lane and mendham road. the driver of the truck was not hurt. >>> a grand jury today deciding to indict the truckdriver in the crash that injured tracee morgan and killed one of the comedian's friends. kevin roper now facing first- degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree vehicular homicide and third- degree aggravated assault charges. roper was driving a wal-mart truck when he crashed into the van carrying morgue tbarnd and his friends on the new jersey turnpike last year. >> all right, we are still anticipating a decision sometime from the n florida today on the one-game suspension of giants wide receiver odell beckham jmplet let's take a look at the only shot of the star today arriving in midtown. the giants head coach coming to beckham's defense earlier today. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson live outside nfl headquarters right now. rob. >> reporter: good evening, rob. rock star in the nfl known for incredible hands. at this hour his status with the league is in someone else's hands. it was this

it happened last night encore i lane and mendham road. no word on the condition of the truck driver. let's look at the morning commute with lauren scala. >> thanks, darlene. still delays out there on 34th street. hudson ydad bounds. 4, 5, d, j and z trains have delays because of signal problems. >>> vehicle fire on route 21 northbound before main street. blocks the right lane. delays go back pretty far. 17 would be a better option. >>> lauren, thank you. let's check the weather. fog this morning, rain returns 60s the high. tonight rain tapers off. tomorrow, chance for a d stray shower. cord high of 72. frthiday, mostly cloudy for christmas day. a high of 64. >>> coming up on the "today" shmpow, a crowd pleasing recipe that will bring your loved ones together around the table. stay tuned. kids don' t stay little forever. so help them get the opportunity they need. it' s never too early or too late to save for college. you can open a ny 529 and you may get tax benefits if you pay income tax in new york state. someday you' ll look back and b