Ossining Men Accused of Sleeping in Car with Child Inside

Two Ossining men found sleeping in a running vehicle with a young child in the back seat were arrested after police said they found open cans of beer inside the car with them.

The driver was drunk, so police applied Leandra's Law, which makes driving while intoxicated a felony when a child is inside the car and child endangerment.   The passenger, who is the child's father, was charged with child endangerment well.

The men were being held without bail at the Westchester County jail in Valhalla while police determined their immigration status, state police at Tarrytown said.

The child, who was not hurt, was given over to a relative.

The men are due in Harrison Town Court on Tuesday.