comedian tracy morgan is still recovering from the near fatal highway accident. it left him with broken bones and a brain injury. >> the accident blamed on a truck driver who had not gotten enough sleep. we're "up all nightline" with abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: the accident caused a moment of recognition in our sleep deprived nation where experts say we now get two hours less sleep every night than we used to. it's a tragedy that ben howard and his daughter know all too well. >> right here on the side of the road, my family died. i lost my wife, my son and my daughter because someone was behind the wheel who had not had enough sleep. >> reporter: this accident is 1 of 100,000 reported automobile crashes attributed to sleep deprivation that occur every year. according to natgeo's "sleepless in america" which was published