A Commack man is accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his passenger.
The accident happened on Dovecoat Lane in Commack near Dana Lane before 2 a.m. Sunday.
Police say Patrick McMahon, 48, lost control of his vehicle, hit a driveway pillar and a tree before overturning onto a front lawn.
Officials say backseat passenger 32-year-old Steven Sarvis, of Ronkonkoma, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police say McMahon and another passenger were treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
McMahon was charged with DWI and will be arraigned at a later date.
News 12 reached out to McMahon's family for comment.
Police say he lives one block over from the crash scene.