"James Loney says now he understands why what he dismissively refers to as "a car accident" made headlines late last year.

It was a multiple-car crash, his behavior afterward admittedly bizarre. And he is, after all, a Dodgers starter and a player whose production is key to the team's fortunes next season.

He would just like to put it behind him once and for all now that he knows he won't be facing criminal charges related to the Nov. 14 incident, which occurred on the 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks."