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James Loney suffered blow to head in crash
James Loney - 1B - Los Angeles Dodgers
Feb. 10, 2012 - 10:40 AM ET

James Loney said he acted strange following his November car accident because he suffered a blow to the head.

Loney sideswiped two cars and passed out with his car parked in the fast lane, and when he came to, he tried to the flee the scene by cutting across four lanes and wound up hitting another car. Police officers said the first baseman was acting oddly after being pulled over, even spitting the mouthpiece of the breathalyzer back at them. But, a blood test came back negative for drugs and alcohol and he was never charged with a crime. Loney says he couldn't remember anything immediately after he hit his head, but he did remember when the cops came. He's presumably fine now and will look to carry over his late-season hitting from last year, when he batted .388 with seven homers over the final 35 games.