Many theories abound as to whether Schuler deliberately caused the crash that killed her family members. I'm going to go Google this case now because I want more info on the phone call with the brother. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. I wouldn't be surprised if Danny and her got into some fight, he said something he regretted, and likely feels some responsibility for what happened, but is afraid of criminal/legal/financial repercussions. This seems highly unlikely to me. If this was a tv movie Rosie O'Donnell could play Diane and Patton Oswalt could be Danny. A few other pointsthis was an extremely controlling woman in a potentially unhappy relationship with a man who had no interest/desire to raise several kids. If we accept the case that she is an alcoholic (I think the alcoholism is moot at this point), then you're trying to tell me that a seasoned alcoholic who has presumably been drinking heavily for years, gets this messed up after some vodka and weed? The lawsuits against the estate of Diane Schuler, 36, claimed she was negligent when she drove a minivan south in the northbound lanes of the parkway on July 26, 2009. There's something wrong with Ginny in billing. Other excuses for her: she was having a stroke, she was having a seizure, she had diabetes, she had a tooth abscess, she had a cyst on her leg that may be induced a blood clot. For example, when her husband's mother freely admits that Diane's husband acted more like her "oldest child" than a husband; when Jay lets it slip that the Diane's husband didn't really want to have kids and that he resents having to be a single parent now; when Diane's friends talk about her perfectionism; and when her own mother in law admits she doesn't understand how Diane found the time to work full time and take care of the children and household chores (because your son--Diane's husband--was useless, duh). Since this aired I have read comments saying that it could have been that Diane blacked out after taking Ambien. But when toxicology reports revealed Schuler was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crash, it seemed like an open and closed case of drunk driving. She drank and smoked to give herself courage/numb the pain, and she 100% got on the highway on the wrong side intentionally to kill herself and her kids. The hot air makes her feel worse. Witnesses state her expression was serene and oblivious - as if she was completely unaware she was going the wrong way. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. It has all of the hallmarks of intention in it. "It's been a long five years," said Michael Bastardi Jr., whose father and brother were killed when Diane Schuler of Long Island drove her minivan head-on into their car. .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. After reading in the NY Daily News that Aunt Diane *left her cell phone on the side of the road* after that last mysterious phone call with the brother (purposely leaving it behindthe only item she did that with) and suddenly driving pin straight 80-85mph down the wrong side of the freeway (after she had weaved and tailgated and driven erratically before for 60 miles and the the brother said he was on his way and for her to stay put after the last phone call) I definitely think she did it on purpose. Daniel cried but once during a press conference that drained onlookers emotions. At least two of the calls were to her brother, Warren Hance, the father of three girls who lost their lives. Have the Hances had to give any testimony through the various lawsuits about what happened on that day? For nearly two miles, Schuler was driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. She probably wanted med for a tension headache, but ended up resorting to vodka and pot. [quote] I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Her marriage seemed a bit rocky, and I think she felt trapped by it, the friend said of Schulers relationship with her husband, Daniel, a Nassau County public-safety officer. She drives up the Taconic the wrong way and doesn't even realize it. I don't think they were trying to find a way to medically excuse, but I do think they were sympathetic to Diane. R76, I agree with you. I would side with you that it was murder/suicide. She drank to work up the courage to do it. I do have to go to sleep right away cuz it makes me ravingly hungry. On that bright sunny Sunday 10 years ago, July 26, 2009, families were shattered. (Not making sure his 2 year old daughter had a car seat?). This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. [R21] sounds like he/she was right in the car! Did she plan to kill all the kids before the camping trip or did she decide it suddenly when she was was driving home? A wife and mother, who was also a cable TV executive, emerges in the film as a woman who strove to be perfect, often referred to as supermom by friends and family. Online records show the four cases, all in state Supreme Court in Westchester County, were marked with a disposition date of Sept. 11, 2013. Not sarcastic: what's your IQ? I totally agree. Nine days after her deadly crash, Diane's toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of . Yet, the sis-in-law goes outside, alone (except for camera man), to smoke a cigarette and claims that nobody knows that she smokes cigarettes. Edit: Some people have pointed out other instances of drunk drivers driving on the wrong side of the highway, which is fair. I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. The Mystery Of Aunt Diane And The 2009 Taconic State Parkway Crash. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. R5, she didn't take Ambien, she drank a quart of vodka and smoked weed. Warren, her dad, came in at the end of the conversation and called back at 1:02PM where he spoke to Diane and she was slurring, incoherent and called him Danny. Her actions on that day, and in the past, were thrust under careful scrutiny by the public. Revisiting the accident that occurred on July 26, 2009, when Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway and collided with . 59%. In the state of New York, it is now a felony to drive intoxicated with a child in the car. I think R21 has it. In sharp contrast to the toxicology report, Schuler had no known history of substance abuse or psychological problems and was generally known as a loving and stable wife and mother. I drink and smoke at home -- NO ONE would expect it of me! Little crosses and flowers are in the medians where the two cars ended up. This thread has definitely made me realize this. Psychotic break? The whole documentary just fascinates me. I don't think there's any disputing the outcome here but regardless it's a crazy story and a reasonably well done documentary/movie. May the innocents rest in peace. Your email address will not be published. Copyright Fandango. R39, I just saw the documentary. After her mom left, I think Diane was molested by one of her brothers or fathers. Bastardis daughters, Roseanne Guzzo and Margaret Nicotina, say they have forgiven Diane but find it harder to forgive Daniel and Jay, who seem to them to be in denial about Dianes accountability. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. So whats the theory of when exactly she can cracked open the giant bottle of vodka and was smoking all the pot (seems like it might have happened quite fast?). I would like to remain anonymous. They made a big deal out of her asking for pain meds at the convenience store: "something must have been bothering her." It speaks to a family of people for whom rigid, absolute denial of an obvious fact is the go-to in terms of dealing with something extremely traumatic. If just one had made it wed maybe not be debating it at all. R25s theory would explain why the family was acting so cagey about the phone call and also why Dianes sister-in-law was so subdued in the book she wrote about the crash. I don't really get the ambien thing either. And then there was the pot. hbo Poisoned Apple Donate to Common Sense $1496 $2000 Contributed Our Goal The settlement included claims by the estates of the three Yonkers men in the other car who died: Guy Bastardi, 49; his father, Michael Bastardi, 81; and their friend, Daniel Longo, 74. I don't think it's clear cut at all. God will deal with the rest. Meanwhile, his lawyer, Dominic Barbara, backed away from a report that he would seek another autopsy on Dianes body, now saying hed not decided what to do.. Also: the alleged drinking buddy in the article says that Dianes favorite drink was a screwdriver and that she had a super high tolerance foryou guessed it.vodka! 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The articles and interview with investigators at a press conference said that Diane had the equivalent of 10 drinks in her system and that a giant empty bottle of Absolut Vodka was found on the floor of the drivers side as witnesses pulled Dianes body out of the burning vehicle. This was very close to the actual incident timewise, so much of what we know now hadn't come out yet. It chronicles the Schuler family's absolute denial that Diane was drunk and high at the time of the crash.". Yeah, Diane's brother not calling the police right away is the tip off for me that they all knew she was drunk. Were the campers near them during the weekend ever interviewed to see if there was something that occurred to set her off? No fucking mystery, she was completely impaired, sick from too my alcohol and angry. Its a gripping and terrifying account, making use of video footage, cellphone conversations and testimony from investigators and a number of witnesses. I don't know how much you'd have to take to sleep drive or sleep eat. Spoiler.. It happens much more than you think, usually without injury or fatalities. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane TV-MA | original | 1 HR 40 MIN | 2011 WATCH NOW Watch on HBO The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. Leaving the phone behind on the side of the road and then getting in the minivan with the kids for the final time looks pretty bad. Just as eyewitnesses reported Schuler seemed to have her faculties at the time of the crash, two witnesses from the campgrounds later maintained there was nothing out of the ordinary when Schuler and the family left. You are a PARENT and you drive when you are drunk and high? Grennan said there are still two cases pending in the state Court of Claims alleging that the design of the roadway was faulty. I think she was drinking/smoking for liquid courage and was resolved to murder-suicide that day. At least his sleazy lawyer's been disbarred and pretty much lost everything. And that poor little boy Bryan, the only survivor of the crash; I wonder how he's doing, and if he's fully recovered from his injuries. She also tested positive for marijuana use. They could be the smartest people in the world but that accent makes them sound like dumbasses. Diane Schuler was a time bomb waiting to happen. I just dont get how she goes from camping every weekend and being a PTA mom who doesnt let the kids out of her sighta great mom (per a neighbor) to purposely terrifying and murdering all the kids, herself, and a handful of drivers. Or the perfect wife and mother described by so many who knew her? I think it started to sink in to Jay Schuler toward the end, when the investigator hired by Dominic Barbara (sic?) You don't have enough exposure. They want to see how depressed he is, added my source. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Its so tragic and unfortunate when there are no survivors left to report on an incident. Not one person who has a cousin who is married to someone who used to work with diane schuler? C'mon. That is a big jump for someone who drinks too heavily but generally keeps good outward appearances. Required fields are marked *. I tend to think it was intentional, but I don't think it was premeditated. We've received your submission. I can see her being irritable, having a headache, wishing she could drink,, maybe having a few sips of vodka with OJ to "take the edge off".but get black out drunk in that setting?! Therefore, it doesn't surprise me that Diane never forgave her mother for making her a surrogate mother. [R40] is on the nose, too. She's seen becoming visibly ill. She gets shitfaced to work up the courage and to offer a reason for the crash as an accident vs a simple suicide. R21 does make sense. I was surprised she wouldnt have a car seat at least. Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Long Island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph. Thats insane. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Not 100% anyway. Yes, why hasn't her brother ever revealed the details of the phone call to Diane? Something probably happened at the camping trip that made her reconsider the entire marriage with Danny - rather than go through a divorce, "lose control" of her marriage and kids, have her children experience a traumatic separation as she did, and leave her kids to an incapable/uninterested father, she decided to remain "in control" and put the kids and herself out of this misery. The Long Island mother who drove bombed out of her mind with a minivan full of kids triggering a head-on collision that killed 8 routinely bellied up to the bar and griped about her failing marriage and stressful job, a drinking buddy told The Post. The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. To make matters worse, her son that survived is now taken care of by his dad/ Diane's husband, who is kinda abusive to the son. The movie offers a few plausible explanations as . Before this call, Schuler made three, increasingly frantic calls from her cell not the one, calm conversation thats been previously reported. Either seems possible for a drunk person. After all, Princess Diana's mother abandoned her at 6 years old, and look what a nut she turned out to be. This story has been shared 136,057 times. The documentary opens with several harried calls to 911, describing a . The film, however, raised more questions than it answered. I remember seeing the husband on Larry King shortly after the accident, and he had so much rage you could have added him to the nuclear stockpile. Diane Schuler Tragedy -- Lies Uncovered: [UPDATED 2014]. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler set off in her car toward home on Long Island, a drive she had made numerous times before. In subsequent calls, it was clear that something was terribly wrong. Anyway, the way they were trying to absolve her of responsibility for killing eight people was sickening. On one hand there is Bageltowne Deli, a sit-down restaurant Bageltowne vs. Bethesda Bagels: A clash of bagel titans, The World Is Ending: No space for anti-Muslim hate. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Or maybe not in secret; it wouldn't have been hard to hide her alcoholism from that clueless family. And then, for whatever reason, Diane decided to drop her phone and sped off to die. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. Were the smaller children strapped into car seats? for your pointless bitchery needs. The HBO documentary "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane" takes a hard look at Diane Schuler's horrifying car crash in 2009, which killed her and seven other people. "I'm really honestly just disgusted the way this whole thing went. From the movie, "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," it did seem like Diane's husband & the sister-in-law were having an affair. As mentioned by the source, Diane was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar that belonged to her brother. Not all alcoholics develop liver damage (and those who do usually develop it between 40-50), so the lack of liver disease in her autopsy doesnt tell us much. She leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. To be fair - all alcoholics/addicts are functional until the day they're not. Its really bizarre and I admit I dont understand this case in that way. He blamed gestational diabetes, though Diane was not known to be pregnant. R76 I also agree she had likely made the decision and was determined to go out wasted. Four hours later, she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway for nearly two miles eventually crashing into an oncoming SUV, killing herself and seven others. Emma took the phone to tell her dad that she had a great time camping upstate with the Schulers. With her were five young children: her son, her daughter, and three nieces. From all the various testimonials about her (like her friends that she cut off because apparently they didn't like Danny), you just see that that woman was a loving mom, but also full of so much rage. You said it best. Many theories abound as to whether Schuler deliberately caused the crash that killed her family members. Those were the awful, last words of Emma Hance, who at 9 was the eldest of the five kids riding in the death car during the fiery, horrific crash in Westchester, a source close to the case told me. [2] Premise [ edit] I don't think this was the 1st time Diane had driven drunk with children in the car. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It was strange that they featured her four high school friends and one person who seemed just a neighbor on the documentary but no real intimates or who knew her in her daily life. If you believe this was accidental, there are two scenarios: 1) shes a raging alcoholic, in which case .19 doesnt get her to this state, or 2) she isnt an alcoholic, but decided on this day to get hammered and high with 7 kids in the car? I agree with most of your points except that I don't think the goal of the documentary filmmakers was to find a medical reason for what she did. The story of Diane Schuler and the horrifying collision she caused is a series of mysteries that probably cant be solved but that could, from some angles, be seen as fairly easy to explain. Days after the accident you could still see a few items (like a tennis ball) on the side of the road. The exchange was reportedly coherent, and Jackie did not indicate anything seemed amiss with Schuler. R65 that's no way to describe Datalounge Danny! Interesting. Her blood alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08. She gets out of the car a few times to puke. Perhaps this one got more coverage as a result of the documentary. This one always bothers me because both "sides" (accident versus intentional) have some pieces that make sense, but some parts that just don't fit. Okay, guys, if we believe this 2009 NY POST article, Diane was a secret alcoholic who drank basically every day at a bar for at least two years and in the last few months of her life was miserable in her marriage and felt trapped in it. Diane Schuler, from what is known about her, was a very angry, controlling, impulsive person. "I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage?". Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Families always feed on the carcasses. I'd assume she had a routine down in her regular life to control her drinking/addictions and this trip likely off set that. The World Is Ending: Amazon Rainforest, dying? IN THE minutes before Diane Schuler drunkenly smashed her vehicle while traveling in the wrong direction on the Taconic Parkway murdering seven innocents and herself her little niece cried, terrified, into a cellphone to her dad: Theres something wrong with Aunt Diane!. Things had likely been spiraling in the relationship for a while - unhappiness, feeling overburdened, etc. His eventual response, a dramatic high point in the film, is not what they had hoped for. The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway. Did he just refuse to say what was said, or was he cagey or obviously lying or what? The first call Diane made was relatively unpanicked. Schuler, a manager in Cablevisions accounting department, would suck down screwdrivers at a Long Island saloon, where she was a regular the past few years and usually came by herself, her pal said, adding: I wouldnt say she was an alcoholic, but she liked her drinks. Danny Schuler is every bit as much of a douchebag as he appears to be; he brought up some absurd lawsuits against his brother-in-law (because it was his vehicle that the blotto Diane was driving) and the county (he thought ineffectual road signs contributed to the drunk/stoned Diana's predicament) , but I don't think he prevailed in them, at least I hope he didn't. She's not weaving. He suggested an abscessed tooth may have caused a stroke. I guess it's over. [quote]The McDonalds employees and the camp ground owner also swear that Diane wasnt drunk when they saw and interacted with them that morning. She calls her brother. Why can't he give the Bastardis answers to their questions? The autopsy showed no.traces of Ambien in her system. Actually I do think Diane's husband was simple minded. What is Daniel Schuler up to these days and his closet-smoker sister in law? Interesting suggestion. [quote] I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. click ACCEPT. I do.). Plus, as the documentary unfolds, we're given more and more insights into the personal problems that may have led her to Diane's final destructive act. I would have IMMEDIATELY called the cops. As relatives, friends, co-workers and a forensic psychologist build a picture of Diane as a high-achieving, perfectionist mother and wife, Ms. Garbus intersperses the interviews with a reconstruction of the events of July 26, 2009. Hard to find anything "interesting" about that. | Jul 2, 2018. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. In sharp contrast to the toxicology report, Schuler had no known history of substance abuse or psychological problems and was generally known as a loving and stable wife and mother. If made me sick how the clod husband and the idiot sister in law tried to make it seem like she drank and smokde pot because she was out of her head due to a stroke, or a heart attack, or a seizure, or diabetes, or a cyst on her leg, or a tooth abscess, a a headache. Also: early on, she called her sister-in-law to say that there was a lot of traffic and that was delaying her getting back with her nieces. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. So no basic car safety was used for any of the 5 kidseven the 2 year old? HBO's 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane' Documentary examines fatal crash by wrong-way driver on N.Y. highway. I wonder if he's still a security guard? Directed by Liz Garbus; produced by Ms. Garbus and Julie Gaither; edited by M. Watanabe Milmore; director of photography, Michael Tucker; music by Jonathan Zalban. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. Cages, milk and I-HOP: top fantasy football punishments of 2023, Movies of 2022: some good, some bad, some horrible. Aunt Diane on her wedding day; I was surprised that she doesnt look like an evil lush (I havent seen the documentary yet). Sam Adams Time Out Chicago. But I lean towards intentional act. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. We are still being dodged by all the questions that we wanted answered.". Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Or maybe one of them said something to her which set her off, because she saw that the pattern was repeating. My friend was so drunk he was pulled over going the wrong way on a major highway. Its actually pretty common. Columbia School of Journalism. Only slightly off topic, there was a great Law & Order episode based on this during its final season. Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. Her minivan collided with an SUV, resulting in the deaths of Schuler, her daughter, her three nieces, and three passengers in the other car. But court records show that civil cases, including one filed by the Bastardi family in December 2009, had been settled by April. 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