Secret Service Tightens Rules on Agents Driving After Drinking
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Secret Service is tightening its rules on drinking and driving — even though evidence suggests a recent report of agents driving drunk near the White House was exaggerated.
The quasi-scandal started with an anonymous email saying two Secret Service agents drove drunk through a crime scene near the White House.
But, “the initial reports of a vehicle crash were inaccurate. There was no crash,” Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy said at a hearing this week.
Although sources tell ABC News there’s no evidence the agents were drunk, the agency still announced a new rule: No driving government cars within 10 hours of drinking alcohol.
The old rule said simply, no driving if you’re impaired.
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