Smithtown Man Seriously Hurt in Three-Car Crash

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in Dix Hills today.

Roberto Cano was driving a 2006 Toyota Prius southbound on Deer Park Road at Deforest Road when the vehicle struck a 2025 Kenworth semi-truck traveling northbound. The Prius then struck a 2012 Hyundai Sonata that was stopped at a traffic light.

Cano, 23, of Smithtown, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck, Wagner Lopez, 53, of Dix Hills, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of minor injuries. The driver of the Hyundai Sonata was not injured.

All three vehicles were impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information is asked to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.