Incident location, Long Island
What Happened
A Queens man is dead and a Brooklyn woman was hospitalized after two vehicles — an SUV and a Suffolk County Transit bus — struck a pair of pedestrians in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Broadway and Oak Street in Amityville on the evening of Friday, February 20, 2026, at approximately 8:10 p.m., according to AOL/Daily Voice.
The victims, Pablo Serrano, 61, of Woodside, Queens, and a 45-year-old woman from Brooklyn, were crossing from the northwest corner to the northeast corner of the intersection within a posted crosswalk when the first vehicle struck them. That vehicle was a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer traveling eastbound and making a left turn from Oak Street onto Broadway. The Mercury’s driver, identified by police as Juanita Scott, 76, of Massapequa, did not see the pedestrians in the crosswalk in time to avoid the collision, according to Suffolk County Police.
The situation then turned catastrophic. Immediately behind the Mercury was an eastbound 2010 Orion Bus — operated as part of the Suffolk County Transit system — which was also making a left turn from Oak Street onto Broadway. The bus, driven by Ricardo Jimenez, 58, of Port Washington, then struck the two pedestrians a second time, according to detectives cited in the AOL/Daily Voice report. The sequence of two separate vehicles in the same turn lane both striking the same pedestrians in rapid succession made the crash especially devastating.
Pablo Serrano was pronounced dead at the scene. The 45-year-old Brooklyn woman was transported by emergency responders to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where she was treated for injuries described by police as non-life-threatening. Neither Juanita Scott nor Ricardo Jimenez sustained injuries in the collision.
Following the crash, police impounded the Mercury Mountaineer for a safety check — a standard procedure in fatal crashes involving a motor vehicle — while the 2010 Orion Bus was examined on scene by the Motor Carrier Unit before being released back to the Transit Authority, according to authorities. Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crash. Anyone with information is urged to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.
Friends of Pablo Serrano have begun speaking out about his loss in the days since the fatal crash. A friend of Serrano’s told the Daily Voice exclusively that he was “the kindest, most gentle person I have ever met.” The friend added: “He always had a smile for anyone who wanted one. He was so sweet. He would always flirt but never in a creepy way.” Serrano worked as a home health care worker and was known among friends for sending cheerful, personalized messages — including cheesy memes on a near-daily basis and sparkly birthday graphics that featured photos and personal messages tailored to each friend. “I’m going to miss him so much,” the friend said. As of the time of publication, funeral details for Serrano had not been released.
Location & Road Context
The crash took place at the intersection of Broadway and Oak Street in Amityville, a hamlet on the South Shore of Suffolk County with a densely traveled commercial corridor along Broadway. This stretch of Broadway serves as a key surface road running east-west through the area, carrying both private vehicle traffic and public transit routes including the Suffolk County Transit bus lines that connect South Shore communities. The intersection itself is equipped with a marked crosswalk at the northwest-to-northeast crossing where the victims were walking, meaning pedestrians in the area had a designated — and legally protected — path across the roadway at the time of the collision.
Suffolk County’s local incident database maintained by Long Island Traffic contains 319 recorded accidents across the county, reflecting the persistently high volume of roadway incidents throughout the region. Pedestrian fatalities at intersection crossings, particularly during evening hours when visibility is reduced, represent some of the most tragic and preventable collisions recorded on Long Island roads.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
The Suffolk County Police First Squad is leading the ongoing investigation into the fatal crash. As of February 23, 2026 — the date the report was published by AOL/Daily Voice — no arrests or charges had been publicly announced in connection with Serrano’s death. The Mercury Mountaineer driven by Juanita Scott was impounded so that investigators could conduct a full safety inspection of the vehicle, a routine step taken when a motor vehicle is directly implicated in a pedestrian fatality. The Orion bus driven by Ricardo Jimenez underwent an on-scene inspection by the Suffolk County Motor Carrier Unit and was subsequently released to the Transit Authority.
Detectives from the First Squad are asking anyone who witnessed the crash, was in the vicinity of Broadway and Oak Street at approximately 8:10 p.m. on the evening of February 20, or has any other relevant information to come forward by contacting the First Squad directly at 631-854-8152. The investigation remains active.
Broader Impact
The fatal crash at Broadway and Oak Street underscores the particular danger pedestrians face at urban intersections during nighttime hours, especially when multiple vehicles are making the same turn in sequence. In New York State, pedestrians legally present in a marked crosswalk have the right of way, and drivers making turns are required by law to yield — a rule that applied to both vehicles involved in this collision. Advocacy groups and traffic safety officials have repeatedly identified left-turning vehicles as a leading cause of pedestrian fatalities at signalized intersections across Long Island, making this crash a tragic example of a well-documented and ongoing hazard on the region’s surface roads.