Dr. Obrecht Learns if She's a Bone Marrow Match for Willow Plus, Nikolas' Whereabouts Are Revealed. 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. They are as much victims as he and his wife are. I read in one article that the kids were playing at the McDonalds playpen thing for an hour. 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. The documentary opens with several harried calls to 911, describing a . Edit: Some people have pointed out other instances of drunk drivers driving on the wrong side of the highway, which is fair. The exchange was reportedly coherent, and Jackie did not indicate anything seemed amiss with Schuler. 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. I'd assume she had a routine down in her regular life to control her drinking/addictions and this trip likely off set that. Does anyone else see it that way? (Name will only be used to verify billing.). God will deal with the rest. And I could see the stop at McDonald's to let the kids play as being a "last hoorah" of sorts for them (which is so fucking sad). I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage? You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. I think something happen on that camping trip, like she found out her waste of space of a husband was having an affair and lost her shit. She's concentrating on just driving straight and staying in one lane. The poor kid, his mother and sister dead, and stuck with a lamebrain asshole of a father. This was the morning/early afternoon, in a car, with a bunch of small children. At least two of the calls were to her brother, Warren Hance, the father of three girls who lost their lives. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." I didn't much care for the documentary. Evidence is mounting that someone had to have known Diane was a danger. 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. As one of the worst motor-vehicle accidents in New York State history, the tragedy quickly became national news. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. Jesus Christ! Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. I haven't heard anything about this case in a long time. "The terms of the settlement are confidential and the court records are sealed," attorney Kevin Grennan, of Garden City, said Wednesday. God rest her soul. The woman took her girls away. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. She definitely could have been. "July 25, 2011: HBO releases "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," with the cooperation of Daniel Schuler and his sister-in-law Jay. The film follows Dianes husband and sister-in-law, who have been trying to clear Dianes name ever since her death. That child knew she was in trouble. [R40] is on the nose, too. Some features on this site require registration. [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. Essentially, some people said they could buy that the weed + booze = her being so out of her mind disoriented the crash was an "accident" (in quotes there cuz obviously she could have abstained from both and voila, no accident at all). I can understand her being consumed with grief but it feels like she's holding back and it makes it more tragic. Things had likely been spiraling in the relationship for a while - unhappiness, feeling overburdened, etc. She was angry at her husband for being such a useless loser. She has time on the drive to ponder things, and seems to be driving aimlessly. 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. Did he just refuse to say what was said, or was he cagey or obviously lying or what? 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. I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. Any history of mental illness? She still drove while fucked up and killed lots of people. One of the eyewitnesses to the crash said that there was no more bobbing and weaving and that the car was straight as a pin, Dianes eyes didnt blink and she was staring straight ahead and the witness thought the driver looked like someone determined to kill themselves right before the crash occurred. ", Found a reddit discussion on this a poster thinks that Ambien may have had something to do with it. Not one person who has a cousin who is married to someone who used to work with diane schuler? The Bastardi and Longo families pushed for prosecutors to convene a grand jury, but it never happened. She could have been black-out drunk. 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. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. Your email address will not be published. How many people went with the 'she was drunk and it was an accident' narrative vs 'she knew what she was doing, the drink was help, not cause/murder-suicide' narrative? Jackie Hance had another baby to replace the three girls she lost. She calls her brother. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. It was in her blood and there was still 6 (was it ounces or quarts?) I take it to sleep and I haven't done anything crazy. (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+. He blamed gestational diabetes, though Diane was not known to be pregnant. Diane Schuler was a 36-year-old woman from New York. [quote] I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. If this is true, Dumb Danny From Long Guyland is a real asshole for suing the families of the little girls! But that's where the evidence leads me, sadly. Eight people were killed in the fatal accident. I think she did it only after being set off by some event during the camping trip and because drinking and being high gave her the "courage" and decreased her judgement. Michael Bastardi, 81, and his 49-year-old son Guy Bastardi were killed, along with family friend Daniel Longo, 74. It seemed to want to find a medical reason to account for Diana Schuler's abominable behavior. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane (2011) From the movie's offset, we know that something terrible has happened. This is a family who is trying desperately (almost to the point of irrationality) to preserve her imageOR, more likely, to deflect any potential legal or financial responsibility from themselves. Thats my theory as to why the brother wont talk about their conversation. After watching, I poked around Reddit and was shocked to see that the general consensus seems to be that she over-medicated and went into an incoherent state leading to the crash. It's obviously sad for the kids and the guys she killed, but that incredibly tightly-wound, perfectionist women seemed like a time bomb. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Mandalorian Creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on Grogus Force Training and the Darksabers Significance. Like most rest areas it is laid out to be as obviously one-way as possible but he still managed to get back on the highway the wrong way. This story has been shared 106,144 times. This always seemed to me like murder-suicide; why she just didn't let the nieces out, hand them her phone and say "call your dad to come get you", who knows, but given how long she meandered around before getting on the Taconic and eyewitness testimony that she drove bullet-straight once she started driving the wrong way while people were blowing the horn at her always seemed like to me that at some point on that drive home she decided to kill herself and the kids. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Thanks, R21. "TV review: 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane', "A riveting, in-depth look at eight deaths and one enduring mystery". He knows she's drunk and gets pissed and tells her to stay put because he's on his way to get his kids. If there was Ambien involved (maybe they're just keeping it out of the press) the families may have gotten a huge settlement from the company and a gag order. I think R21 nailed it. Maybe it was Ambien? Anyway, the way they were trying to absolve her of responsibility for killing eight people was sickening. Or someone who left the dreadfully tacky long island years ago but still knows the goings-on at home? 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.. Online records show the four cases, all in state Supreme Court in Westchester County, were marked with a disposition date of Sept. 11, 2013. no she did not. I recently watched this documentary and found several threads here about Diane Schuler but I can't seem to find any updates as of 2013? There was also a quid pro quo at work. Money will out eventually. By Joe Reid Jul 30, 2018. Would it have killed you to have at least posted a picture or link OP? If she WASNT such a heavy drinker that 190 made her so impaired Why did she take such an outrageous risk by drinking and driving with kids in the car? it could have happened) but this is quite near to the psychological make-up of someone who might be prone to snapping like this. "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. NR. The World Is Ending: Amazon Rainforest, dying? She was high on marijuana and had the equivalent of 10 shots of booze in her stomach.. She's going really fast because she just wants to get home and go to bed. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. Diane was found to have an insane amount of alcohol and weed in her system at the time of the crash, and her family somehow doesn't believe her findings. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. When Emma made that final call to her father, she also said how her aunt was having trouble seeing and talking funny [] slurring. Investigators later recovered a vodka bottle from the TrailBlazer. She overdid it and.the rest is history. The missing Yuba boys always make me think this too. I know from my mother's experience as the oldest daughter among five siblings that, even with two parents present, she was expected to help with the younger kids in a way that her older brother was not. And it was entirely her own fault. Something happened on the trip that made her snap. Ah, thanks, R73. I wonder if he's still a security guard? Please click here to register for free. 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 . Its so tragic and unfortunate when there are no survivors left to report on an incident. .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. Its a gripping and terrifying account, making use of video footage, cellphone conversations and testimony from investigators and a number of witnesses. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? She bought orange juice to use as a mixer! Five years after a violent wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway killed eight people including four young children a flurry of civil lawsuits stemming from the crash have been dropped or quietly settled, with the terms sealed by a state judge. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. 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. TOP CRITIC. Schuler was driving the five children from Hunter Lake Campground in the Catskills. During the Taconic State Parkway crash, some eyewitnesses reported Schuler looked calm and in control. There are two contradictory sets of questions in the case, depending on who is asking, and Ms. Garbus pursues them all. Im just wondering at what point exactly she started what seems to have been a binge? ", I agree that she was drunk and high, btw. Not sarcastic: what's your IQ? I'm skeptical as a result of her BAC, the control of the car she seemed to be demonstrating while on the highway, her actions leading up the crash that morning (i.e., everyone who ran into her made it seem like she was sober), the time of day (i.e., broad daylight with tons of oncoming traffic), and the fact that she had 6 children in the car screaming in terror and pleading for her to stop. Why not just drink enough to take the edge off & get home safely? And then ignored her children's screams of terrors and pleas to pull over as traffic was coming head on. Traces of THC in her body suggested that she had smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes before the crash. He hopes they will eventually be willing to sit down. This case has also fascinated me for years. Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. Diane Schuler, from what is known about her, was a very angry, controlling, impulsive person. She's not weaving. Were the campers near them during the weekend ever interviewed to see if there was something that occurred to set her off? I don't get the lingering loyalty to his POS sister. Grennan said there are still two cases pending in the state Court of Claims alleging that the design of the roadway was faulty. Chronic alcoholics can have crazy high levels compared to social drinkers. Was she a habitual drinker, and if so, did her husband and other family members know? Maybe Lawn Guyland Danny can check in here and tell us the answers to all these questions She's still dead r55. I think we all know of someone in our lives or social circles who are or have been alcoholics who have a propensity to drive drunk. Family members often are. Interesting. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. 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