Dodger James Loney was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Maserati allegedly sideswiped several cars on the 101 Freeway before it came to a halt in the fast lane with the infielder passed out inside, authorities said Thursday.
The accident took place Nov. 14 about 6:12 p.m. on the 101 just west of the 405 Freeway in Sherman Oaks, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Leland Tang. Loney, 27, was arrested at the scene and then taken to Sherman Oaks Hospital.
“His unusual behavior at the scene caused concern on the part of the L.A city fire paramedics and he was transported to Sherman Oaks Hospital for further tests,” Tang said.
According to Tang, Loney was driving his 2009 Maserati westbound on the 101 when he sideswiped three vehicles for unknown reasons. Immediately afterwards, his sports car came to an abrupt stop in the fast lane, Tang said.
“The three parties involved in the collision including the driver of a 2008 Mini Cooper, a Toyota Prius and Mercedes Benz attempted to contact Mr. Loney but according to their statements he appeared to be unconscious,” Tang said. “He eventually awoke and he saw all the people standing around him. He then attempted to flee the scene.”
A CHP officer who first encountered Loney wrote in his report that the Dodger appeared to have “objective symptoms of being intoxicated or being under the influence of something.”
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1. phredbirdI lost my license, now I don't drive.
On the other hand, it's nice to see the Dodgers getting some press today.
Wasn't there another Timberwolves player who got in a low-speed accident while he was watching porn and driving in a parking lot? That wasn't Spree, was it?
That was the late, great Eddie Griffin.
Not the actor, though. The other one. I think it was on a street, though, not in a parking lot.
depending on the facts/circumstances, this could end up being a felony charge. Don't know Cal. statutes, but fleeing an accident, either on foot or in auto is often a felony offense.
Did he stumble and not successfully flee, was he apprehended?
... and we have a winner.
uhhh..that seems illegal. And certainly ANYthing that happened afterwards or was said would be inadmissable. IMHnotalawyerO
Ah, OK, yes that rings a bell. My further recollection of the incident was that Griffin tried to bribe the person he hit with the offer of a new car to keep the incident out of the papers. I remember discussing that aspect of the incident with my wife at the time; I believe her response was, "If a masturbating NBA player hit my car while I was parked and offered to buy me a car to keep quiet, I'd tell him, 'Call the Mercedes dealership right now, we've got 4 hours to get my new car.'" I think she was bluffing though, she's only owned Volkswagens.
That song is nine minutes long. NINE MINUTES. A minute longer than Stairway!
Yep, that always screams..."I'm innocent!"
That song is nine minutes long. NINE MINUTES
Just enough time for Loney to scull 4 beers and feel wasted....yeah!
Can't we just start charging, and convicting, people for the crimes that SHOULD have happened? If somebody HAD died he'd have had a stronger charge.
Well, no. The track is over nine minutes long, but the song is over by the eight-minute mark. The rest of the track consists of Joe (presumably) trying to make noises that sound like barnyard animals...
That's a prototypical perfecta of LA cars.
And for a first baseman, too!
I assume the version they play on the radio is edited down for length?
I'm not much of an Eagles fan, so I've only heard the song if it comes on the radio and it never seemed that long
Is it possible he seemed intoxicated because he got a concussion in the wreck?
Of course YOU would make that assumption.
Honest question: can someone suffering from a concussion act as belligerent as Loney is portrayed in that blurb above? I really don't know.
Although they are detectable (the company I work for just switched labs, partly because the new one tests for more of these newer designer drugs) how often are bath salts and spice tested for in situations like these?
The version played on the radio is presumably the single, which was edited down to 4:35.
You're awfully presumptuous, answering your own question like that.
The one our local classic rock station plays is the full Monty. The one with more fake endings than Return of the King.
And yet only 1/10 as long as "American Pie"
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