U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has been cited with two felony hit-and-run incidents in Los Angeles over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times reports:

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.

Police say that drugs and alcohol weren’t likely involved in the crashes, and that Bryson was cooperative. (UPDATE, 9:35 a.m.: The AP is reporting that Bryson suffered a seizure.)

Bryson, a former chairman of Edison International and an environmental lawyer, was nominated by President Obama to serve as commerce secretary in May 2011.