A very troubling incident happened today in the Daytona 200 when factory Suzuki rider Aaron Yates collided with a slower rider on lap 48. Yates and the slower rider, Anthony Fania on the KWS Suzuki 1000.
The crash itself was not pretty, with the bike colliding and then sliding off the track and hitting the track side barriers. You can go to sleep tonight knowing that both riders blame the other for the incident.
After the crash is when the troubling aspects occurred.
Moments after the crash, live television caught Yates, obviously incensed, apparently jumping on Fania as he lay partially prone on the ground. Fania fled the scene, and Yates, after a few moments, followed after him and body-blocked him into the barrier, and pushed him as well. A pit lane incident followed between members of the teams, say eye-witnesses.
AMA Pro Racing is known to be investigating the entire incident.
Hot rumor pulsing through the paddock at the moment is that Fania is pressing charges against Yates and the police have been summoned. Stay tuned.