A car crash claimed the life of a Hauppauge teenager on Monday night.
Suffolk police said Jonathan Buckley, 18, lost control of his Nissan Altima while driving southeast on Sandra Drive in Hauppauge and struck a tree at about 9:40 p.m.
One of the passengers in the vehicle, 16-year-old Michael Cisternas of Hauppauge, was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, where he was pronounced dead three hours later.
Buckley and his 16-year-old sister, Lynn, who was also a passenger in the car, were taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center where they were treated and released.
Fourth Squad detectives are continuing their investigation and ask that anyone who witnessed the crash call them at 631-854-8452.