From June 21: U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson is leaving his post to attend to his health after being involved in two hit-and-run accidents. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
By msnbc.com staff and news services
Former Commerce Secretary John Bryson could face criminal charges in California after a trio of traffic accidents?last month, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney?s office.
Prosecutors are reviewing evidence presented by San Gabriel police, said spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. She declined to comment further about the case.
Bryson, 68, resigned June 21, 10 days after saying he would take a leave of absence to focus on his health issues. He said the crashes were caused by seizures and he didn't want his health to distract from his job.
Authorities said Bryson, on June 9, struck a Buick stopped for a train, spoke to its three occupants, hit it again as he drove away, and then rammed into another vehicle with his Lexus a few minutes later in a nearby Rosemead, the Los Angeles Times reported. The men in the Buick followed Bryson and called 911, police said.?
Bryson was found unconscious in his vehicle, and was cited for felony hit-and run.
Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP file
Former Secretary of Commerce John Bryson
Bryson's neurologist initially diagnosed him as having a "complex partial seizure," a Commerce Department official said. Bryson had a "limited recall of the events" surrounding the seizure, which was said to be Bryson's first, a Commerce official said.
A Breathalyzer test administered to Bryson shortly after the crashes didn't detect any alcohol, said police, who recently also received toxicology results from a blood test given to Bryson. Officials didn't reveal what it contained.
Authorities previously said if the test came back clean, it was unlikely charges would be filed against Bryson.
Bryson had been in California to deliver the commencement address June 7 at Pasadena Polytechnic School where his four children had attended, the Times reported.
Bryson, who has a home in San Marino, is the former head of Edison International, the holding company that owns Southern California Edison, and has served on boards of major corporations, including the Boeing Co. and the Walt Disney Co.
This article incudes reporting by The Associated Press.
More content from msnbc.com and NBC News:
Follow US News on msnbc.com on Twitter and Facebook
jason segel turducken power rangers jungle fury power rangers jungle fury ufc 139 fight card houston nutt houston nutt
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.