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NASCAR fan allegedly strangled his fiancé who claimed IndyCar is better | NASCAR fan allegedly strangled his fiancé who claimed IndyCar is better |
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Sure, all couples fight. But not all couples fight over whether NASCAR is better than IndyCar. | Sure, all couples fight. But not all couples fight over whether NASCAR is better than IndyCar. |
That is exactly what is alleged to have happened in Franklin, Indiana on Sunday when police responded to an incomplete 911 call. A woman at the house told officers that she had been drinking with her fiancé David Wilson all day, according to Fox 59. | That is exactly what is alleged to have happened in Franklin, Indiana on Sunday when police responded to an incomplete 911 call. A woman at the house told officers that she had been drinking with her fiancé David Wilson all day, according to Fox 59. |
She said Mr Wilson was in the kitchen making dinner while she was listening to the Indianapolis 500 – an IndyCar race. Mr Wilson then allegedly started rambling about how NASCAR is better than IndyCar and came into the living room and allegedly choked her. | She said Mr Wilson was in the kitchen making dinner while she was listening to the Indianapolis 500 – an IndyCar race. Mr Wilson then allegedly started rambling about how NASCAR is better than IndyCar and came into the living room and allegedly choked her. |
The woman tried to call police, but Mr Wilson allegedly took the phone from her and told 911 dispatchers that “everything is fine here”. | The woman tried to call police, but Mr Wilson allegedly took the phone from her and told 911 dispatchers that “everything is fine here”. |
When police arrived on the scene, they checked the woman for signs of strangulation but found none. | When police arrived on the scene, they checked the woman for signs of strangulation but found none. |
Mr Wilson said he heard his fiancé bad-mouthing NASCAR, so he confronted her in the living room but did not choke her. He was then arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and strangulation. | Mr Wilson said he heard his fiancé bad-mouthing NASCAR, so he confronted her in the living room but did not choke her. He was then arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and strangulation. |
NASCAR is stock-car racing, while IndyCar is open-wheel racing, more similar -- though not identical -- to Formula One racing. | NASCAR is stock-car racing, while IndyCar is open-wheel racing, more similar -- though not identical -- to Formula One racing. |
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