Secretary of Commerce John Bryson - just bad driving?

[Lady Cop]

or impairment?
a medical issue?
is he an entitled sort?
i don't know anything about him.
this can't be covered up at this point.
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(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson was cited with felony hit-and-run after causing with two car accidents within minutes of one another in Southern California, a police spokesman told CNN early Monday.

Bryson was cited at an area hospital where he was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained in the accidents, Lt. Ariel Duran of the San Gabriel Police Department said.

The accidents occurred Saturday evening when Bryson, who was driving a Lexus, rear-ended a Buick with three people that was stopped at a railroad crossing in San Gabriel, waiting for a train to pass, police said in a written statement released late Sunday.

"Bryson spoke with the males, then left the scene, hitting the same car again as he left," the statement said.

The men in the Buick followed Bryson while calling 9-1-1 to report the accident, it said.

Bryson, according to the statement, then drove to the neighboring city of Rosemead where he struck a second car, a Honda Accord, driven by a couple.

Authorities found the commerce secretary "alone and unconscious behind the wheel of his vehicle," it said.

He was treated by paramedics and then taken to an area hospital, where he remains hospitalized, Duran said.

Two of the three men in the Buick were treated for minor injuries, according to the statement.

"The investigation is in its preliminary stages. At this point in time, there is no indication that alcohol or drugs played a role in the collisions," the statement said.

A preliminary alcohol screening of Bryson was "negative," Duran said, adding that results of a blood alcohol test were pending.

President Barack Obama nominated Bryson to succeed Gary Locke as commerce secretary in May 2011. Bryson was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as the 37^th Secretary of Commerce in October 2011.

He served as chairman of the California utility company Edison International from 1990 until 2008.

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"He was just really confused. He said something to the effect of, 'I guess we'd better pull over and exchange information,'" the lieutenant said.

But instead, Bryson placed the car into reverse, striking the Buick again, and drove off, Duran said.


well this didn't take long to appear--->

[Lady Cop]

the party line:

a statement by Commerce Director of Public Affairs Jennifer Friedman. "He suffered a seizure. He was taken to the hospital for examination and remained overnight for observation. He was released and has returned to Washington. The investigation is ongoing."

[Lady Cop]

this is what they all say. gotta go to hospital or booby hatch or rehab or whatever.
still waiting to see results of blood-alcohol.
if they aren't quashed.
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fox

The Obama cabinet member involved in two car accidents over the weekend in Los Angeles will be taking a medical leave to undergo tests and evaluations, he announced Monday night.

"I notified President Obama this evening that effective immediately I am taking a medical leave of absence so that I can focus all of my attention on resolving the health issues that arose over the weekend," Commerce Secretary John Bryson said in a statement. "During the period of my illness, I will not perform the functions and duties of my office."

After Bryson was already cited for felony hit-and-run in one of the crashes, a spokeswoman from the Commerce Department said he had suffered a seizure.