The April 19 car accident that injured former LSU wide receiver Demetrius Byrd is still a little fuzzy to the Miami native.Byrd said he was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami in late May after spending time in the intensive care unit, but he said he doesn’t remember much from the accident.”When I did wake up in the hospital, I was wondering what I was doing there,” said Byrd, whose speech was noticeably slow. “I was in a coma for like seven days, and to think about it now, I don’t even remember the accident. Just to know that you were in an accident — yeah, that was scary.”Byrd became famous among Tiger fans in 2007 when he caught the game-winning touchdown pass against Auburn in the last second of the game. LSU went on to win the BCS national championship that season, with Byrd hauling in 621 yards receiving and a team-high seven touchdown catches.His production dipped in 2008, only collecting 513 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The San Diego Chargers selected him with the No. 224 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft on April 26, less than a week after his accident.Byrd said he has been staying in his hometown Miami with his mom but he has also spent some time in San Diego.”I went to San Diego to see the doctors,” Byrd said. “I went there for a week.”Byrd said he won’t make the start of Chargers training camp July 31, but he still hopes to make it out to San Diego by Aug. 20, two days before the Chargers’ second preseason game, to finish up his therapy.Byrd said he didn’t break any bones in the accident but suffered a little brain damage. He said he had a cracked vertebrae but it has already healed.”I’m doing all right. I’m getting better every day,” Byrd said. “It’s a slow recovery.”Byrd said he has stayed away from free weights, limiting himself to weight machines and simple exercises. He said he just got out of a neck brace about two weeks ago.”I’ve been doing pushups and pull-ups and just working up slow,” Byrd said. “I’m doing dips and stuff, and I’m just starting off slow with it. My balance and coordination are off.”—-Contact Robert Stewart at [email protected]