Chicago's mayor says the the police superintendent had 'a couple of drinks with dinner' before he fell asleep at a stop sign while driving home

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• Chicago's mayor said the police superintendent, Eddie Johnson, told her he'd had "a couple of drinks with dinner" before he fell asleep at a stop sign while driving home.
• Johnson says the incident was related to a change in his blood pressure medication. 
• Officers on Thursday night responded to a 911 call reporting a man asleep in a car at a stop sign, and didn't observe any signs of impairment.
• Johnson has requested an internal affairs investigation of the Thursday incident to assure the public he's not trying to hide anything about his actions.
• Lightfoot said she agreed with Johnson's request, and also did not condemn Johnson for having some drinks with dinner. "He's a grown man," she said.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's mayor said Friday that the city's top police officer told her he'd had "a couple of drinks with dinner" before he fell asleep at a stop sign while driving home, an incident that the chief contends was related to a change in his blood pressure medication.

Superintendent Eddie Johnson didn't mention having anything to drink when he spoke to reporters Thursday night, and the department spokesman said officers who responded to a 911 call reporting a man asleep in a car at a stop sign didn't observe any signs of impairment.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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