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Jul 22nd 2011, 23:04 | FFN-Score: 10 points

New Orleans Saints first-round draft pick Mark Ingram was involved in a car accident early Friday morning in Huntsville, Ala.

Huntsville television station WAFF reports that Ingram wasn't injured in the crash, which happened just before 1 a.m on a city street. Ingram, who reportedly was driving his two-door Infinity, collided with an 18-wheeler.

Officers told the TV station that Ingram's girlfriend was in the car, but she was also unharmed. The driver of the truck wasn't hurt, either.

Wyatt Harris, a trainer at the Sonic Boom conditioning and strength training academy in Jefferson, La., told the Times-Picayune that Ingram told him he is feeling fine and that the two are planning a normal workout Friday afternoon "without any precautions."

Huntsville police said neither drugs nor alcohol was involved.

Ingram, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, was drafted No. 28 overall. The Saints gave up a 2011 second-round draft choice (56th overall) and a 2012 first-round selection to the New England Patriots to nab Ingram.