Police: Man Was Drunk, Going 85 MPH With Son in Car on Robert Moses Bridge

A Kings Park man faces a felony DWI charge after he drove drunk with his 13-year-old son in his car on Sunday afternoon in West Islip, State Police said.

According to police, troopers stopped a 2014 Jeep Wrangler on the southbound Robert Moses Causeway main span bridge for failing to maintain lane and for speeding at 85 mph at 3:17 p.m.

While interviewing the driver, Patrick Osbern, 49, troopers noticed obvious signs of intoxication, police said. Osbern failed sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.

Osbern’s son was in the front passenger seat. The teen was turned over to the custody of his mother, police said.

Osbern was charged with aggravated DWI–a felony under Leandra’s Law–endangering the welfare of a child and traffic violations. He was arraigned on Monday and is being held on $7,500 cash bail or $15,000 bond, according to court records.

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