911 Call Shows Driver Followed Commerce Chief After Crash

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A man who was in a car struck by a vehicle operated by then-U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson told an emergency operator he thought Bryson was intoxicated and followed the car, according to a tape of that call. Tests later showed Bryson was not drunk.

Bryson, 68, quit his cabinet position June 21, less than two weeks after being involved in the series of minor car accidents near Los Angeles. He was treated for a seizure after the accidents and said he resigned due to an unspecified medical condition.