One person was killed Sunday in a single-vehicle accident in Shirley, Suffolk police said.

The vehicle was traveling south on William Floyd Parkway at about 7:30 p.m. when it struck a utility pole just south of Lombardi Drive, police said.

The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, said police, who had no further details late Sunday night.

The accident is under investigation.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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