[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Apperently the accident wasnt reported to the authorities:

No record of Pavano accident
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

August 29, 2006, 11:33 AM EDT


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities have no record of an August car accident involving Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano, who told the team Monday after learning he broke two ribs in an Aug. 15 crash.

Pavano said he was hurt while at home in West Palm Beach when his car went through a puddle, spun out of control and hit a truck at a stop sign.

Lt. Tim Frith of the Florida Highway Patrol acknowledged Tuesday the accident may not have been reported to authorities.

"There was no ambulance or anything. I was able to walk away from it," Pavano said Monday.

The West Palm Beach Police Department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office had no record of any traffic incident involving Pavano during all of 2006, according to their records departments. FHP, which often responds to vehicle crashes, also had no record of a car crash involving Pavano during the month of August.

Pavano, who hasn't played in the major leagues since June 27, 2005, due to injuries, was scheduled for a medical checkup Tuesday and remains on track to make his final rehabilitation start Wednesday for Triple-A Columbus at Durham.

A baseball official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the team's ongoing investigation, said Pavano did not tell the club about the accident until Monday, when a scan revealed the injury.

The team was still hoping Pavano would rejoin its rotation this week, filling the spot opened when Mike Mussina went on the disabled list last week.

The same day Pavano said he was in the crash, he pitched four shutout innings for Class A Tampa at Brevard County, the first of three rehab starts.

"I figured that, at the time, it was something I could get through," Pavano said, adding that he never recovered from the injuries so he felt he needed to inform the team of the crash. "I figured the best thing to do was come clean with it and get the right treatment."

General manager Brian Cashman said he was angry that Pavano didn't tell the team sooner, calling it frustrating and disappointing.

Pavano signed a $39.95 million, four-year contract with the Yankees as a free agent before the 2005 season and went 4-6 with a 4.77 ERA in 17 major league starts before going on the disabled list.

He lives in West Palm Beach and had permission to go home, Cashman said.

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