2 pedestrians struck, killed in crashes in North Amityville, Hauppauge, police say

Suffolk County police are investigating two separate car crashes that killed pedestrians on Saturday morning, according to the department.

The first crash took place on Route 110 in North Amityville just after midnight. Police said a man was in the roadway on Broadway when he was struck near the intersection of Francine Avenue by a 2021 Mazda SUV, which was driving south in the left lane at the time, Suffolk police said in a news release.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been identified by police.

The driver, an Amityville resident, has not been charged with any crimes and a Suffolk police spokesperson said charges were "unlikely" as of Saturday morning. His car "was impounded for a safety check," the agency wrote in its news release.

The second deadly crash took place in Hauppauge just before 5 a.m. Saturday. Suffolk police told Newsday that "a vehicle struck a pedestrian on Veterans Memorial Highway, near Schoolhouse Road, at approximately 4:50 a.m."

The victim was an adult male who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they would not identify the man until his family is notified. 

The car involved was a 2016 Ford Mustang that police said "was impounded for a safety check." The agency's news release on the incident did not indicate whether the driver would face any charges. 

Suffolk detectives are still investigating both crashes.

By Sam Kmack

sam.kmack@newsday.com

Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.