Los Angeles: Authorities are probing car collisions involving US Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, who was later found unconscious at the wheel.
Police said there were three collisions on Saturday near Los Angeles, California, after which Mr Bryson was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
There was no initial indication of alcohol or drug use and no charges have yet been filed, they added.
Mr Bryson, an ex-Edison International chairman, took office last October.
A media release from San Gabriel police and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said initial investigations showed the first crash was caused by Mr Bryson.
It said his Lexus struck a Buick that was waiting for a train to pass in the town of San Gabriel.
Mr Bryson spoke to the three male occupants then left the scene, apparently hitting the car again as he did so, the media release said.
The Buick then followed Mr Bryson’s Lexus and the occupants called for police assistance.
Mr Bryson was then involved in a collision with a Honda a few minutes later as he crossed into the nearby Rosemead, where he was found alone and unconscious behind the wheel.
The law officials said the San Gabriel incident was being investigated as a felony hit and run.
There were no serious injuries to the passengers in the Buick and Honda.
Mr Bryson’s Lexus and the Honda suffered minor damage, police said.
They said all parties involved had been co-operative.
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Pope told local radio that authorities understood that Mr Bryson had a “pre-existing medical condition”.
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