Secretary Of Commerce John Bryson Suffers Seizure, Involved In Multiple Car Crashes [Update]

Update: Bryson’s office has released a statement explaining that the Commerce Secretary crashed as the result of a seizure. He has been released from the hospital and is now on his way home.

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Commerce Secretary John Bryson is being investigated over a series hit-and-run crashes after being found unconscious behind the wheel of his car.

From the LA Times:

Bryson was driving a Lexus in the 400 block of South San Gabriel Boulevard shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, when he allegedly rear-ended a Buick as it was waiting for a train to pass, according to a statement released by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and the San Gabriel Police Department.

After briefly stopping to talk to the three men inside the Buick, Bryson left the location in the Lexus and then struck the Buick a second time, authorities said. The men followed Bryson’s car and called 911 to ask for police assistance.

Bryson continued to drive his Lexus into Rosemead, which is patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. There, he allegedly crashed into a second vehicle near the intersection of San Gabriel Boulevard and Hellman Avenue.

There authorities found him alone and unconscious behind the wheel of his car.

After being treated at the scene, Bryson is now in hospital. Authorities have said that drugs and alcohol do not appear to have played a factor, with CNN reporting this morning that a preliminary alcohol screening came back negative.

h/t LA Times

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