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.