Caller: Theres an accident. Eight people were killed when a minivan, being driven by 36-year-old Diane Schuler, traveled 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in the wrong direction on the . Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. Diane Schuler drove away from Hunter Lake Campground on July 26, 2009, in a 2003 Ford Windstar owned by her brother. What happened next i. According to the autopsy report that you can read for yourself through the link on this page, Diane did NOT suffer from alcoholism or addiction of any kind. I haven't seen that. While I dont necessarily understand the circumstances surrounding the driving arrangement when leaving the park, it serves as a reminder that maybe two adults should be present when there are more than two kids in a car. The end of the exit ramp is marked with two signs that read, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands, The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train, The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley, Actor Robert Crayton killed his family in a murder-suicide, Missing men - Bryce Borca, Dr Bolek Payan, George Musser and Teddy Egge, Murder by Neglect - the deaths of Lacey Fletcher and Valerie Wallach. Duane H. SchulerSt. (Small kids are special in this regard.) First published on May 20, 2016 / 7:13 PM. You have no other choice. A few years ago, the Hances were blessed with another daughter, Kasey Rose. Later in the report (page 14, item 71), it states "Schuler stated on that on 7/24/09 he left his home in Long Island early in the morning to go to his camper in Sullivan County, NY." I highly recommend reading if you're interested in this case, it gives some amazing insight into the effects the accident had on the surviving family members. 3. When you have absolutely everything taken away from you and I mean everything when someone hands you something, it is everything, Warren said. Ten years later, the crash continues to haunt the first responders and investigators who handled the case. I dont remember any of it and dont even remember getting into the car. In 2009, 36-year-old Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on the Teconic Parkway in Upstate New York and ultimately collided head-on with an SUV. I haven't seen any other original sources where he says that he left Thursday. Maybe she and Danny had a fight before she left? Symptoms normally develop slowly but they can also come on very suddenly. Diane's husband sued them and so did everyone else involved because Diane was driving their van which they lent to her to carry all the kids. We know she was driving the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway for two miles that afternoon and we know she had a point-one-nine.. Its also worth noting that if this were true then Diane Schuler is one rare unlucky woman. The Westchester County medical examiners office, which performed the autopsy, said that the degradation of the fluids over time was likely to result in lowered alcohol and THC readings; however, several toxicology experts said that the results should be similar to the previous test if the fluid samples had been properly stored. The report also said that she had high levels of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in her system and had smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes prior to the collision. However, on a branch of this theory, I remembered that if she did seek treatment for an abscessed tooth her dentist would have likely prescribed some antibiotics, same Penicillin. Hold on, let me check it out. Even if she had all the medical conditions people are speculating she had, which ultimately caused the high BAC level etc. Many told of having to steer out of her way as she barreled south in the northbound passing lane. This would explain why she was looking for pain medication at a gas station. That doesnt sound like some kind of situation where the stomach is manufacturing the alcohol. Schulers van traveled south for 1.7 miles in the parkways northbound passing lane before colliding head-on, at approximately 1:35 PM, with a 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, which then struck a 2002 Chevrolet Tracker. The crash left total of eight people dead, half of them children under the age of 10. Diane Schuler, a successful account executive and the mother of two of the children in the car, sped up the Taconic Parkway in the wrong direction for almost two miles before crashing into an oncoming SUV. 1. Schuler, her daughter and three nieces, and the three passengers in the oncoming SUV were killed. (I think). Your email address will not be published. Apparently, it happens. I know we've made a difference. https://americanaddictioncenters.org/marijuana-rehab/what-can-marijuana-be-laced-with. Schuler, her daughter, and three of her nieces were killed in the crash, along with the three men in the TrailBlazer. He doesnt seem to remember right now, Ruskin said. So I'm fairly certain that the "lawsuit" wasn't actually a direct personal suit, it was only a formality to get Brian's hospital bills at least partially covered. Now you may be putting it together. Thus they look for reasons to excuse the behavior, but the bottom line is she drove while being severely inhibited by alcohol, which resulted in the death of herself and 7 other people. Driving drunk with a child in the car is child abuse, and too many children are subjected to it as a normal part of their lives. Except for the lack of any evidence whatsoever to support it. David Smith, a lawyer for Daniel Schuler, said he had seen no evidence to support that the Bastardis survived. I just watched this doc. After discovering this and looking at the tissue samples, all the tissue samples were clean, just like with Dianes case. If they go in with the mindset of drunk driver, usually from the police, they get myopic, just like the police. A co-owner of the campground later said that Diane appeared sober when she departed. Well, whats yeast? She was probably dehydrated and her stomach was empty, so she probably did not eat much and the symptoms of vomiting, confusion, acting strange, difficulty seeing clearly, and headache (assumed since she stopped for some tylenol or advil or something along those lines) started to impact her. Jackie Hancelived an inimaginable nightmare on July 26, 2009,when her three daughters, Emma, 8, Alyson, 7, and Katie, 5, were tragically killed by her sister-in-lawDiane Schuler. I dont remember ANYTHING though. Schulers remaining niece and her 5-year-old son Bryan were taken to area hospitals, where her niece died later that day. Like, to a 5 year old, an image of your mom holding a bottle to her mouth wouldn't have any relevance, but as he gets older, maybe little fragments of memories might find their way out. Fortunately I live in New York City, so I wasn't driving much in the years when I, too, might have taken that wrong turn onto the Taconic. so wha The resilient mom revealed onThe View on May 29 that she and her husband Warren Hace had considered murder and suicide to deal with their endless grief. They realized in the hospital that I stop breathing in my sleep so after a period of time my oxygen keeps dropping. July 26 marks the 13th anniversary of the deadliest crash on a Westchester roadway in over 75 years. Aside, theres no evidence to suggest mental health issues. I just watched the HBO documentary Somethings Wrong With Aunt Diane and this was first thought as well! Sometimes people who seem to have everything going for them on the outside are the most miserable inside. She was driving aggressively in the wrong direction as she was delayed by traffic to reach the destination, reported Gone Too Soon Fandom Wiki. Daniel Schuler eventually admitted that he and his wife had been drinking during the weekend, but he denied that Diane had anything to drink the morning of the crash. And that Diane and her husband rarely saw one another because they worked different shifts makes it even more plausible that she could have hid it. Case example: on first autopsy a 49 yr old male came back with a .26 blood alcohol. So if we're going to judge something, why not judge alcoholism -- instead of pointing the finger at one sad criminal alcoholic. At around 1:30 p.m., 36-year-old Diane Schuler, of Long Island, drove her minivan the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. This time, she felt all these symptoms and became even more out of control triggering the agitated and aggressive driving state some witnesses describe. WOW!!! I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that that's where all this business about people suing Warren is coming from. She was not zigzagging OBVIOUSLY SHE COULD SEE! This story floats around the internet as an unsolved mystery. Sounds like her husband is blaming everyone but himself. And at what point did you find out what had happened up ahead? If she were, shed be relatively unaffected by the vodka she drank. Such a tragic situation. The exit ramp itself is unmarked. Three men in the blazer, all from Yonkers, were killed. According to Tom Ruskin, an investigator hired by Daniel Schuler, no McDonalds employees saw any signs of intoxication in Diane Schuler, although she engaged in extended conversation there while ordering food. I would have never left him alone with my children if I suspected he was intoxicated. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Yes, she did. He called for further investigation into other possible medical causes for her erratic driving. Chloride is a type of electrolyte. Many depressed people turn to substances to cope. She could have snapped. Jul 25, 2019, 3:14pm Updated on Jul . For some reason, both times, I called my son and he talked me into pulling over. At about 1 PM, another call was made to Hance from Schulers cell phone. I agree it was a murder/suicide. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. Several people who witnessed the accident immediately ran to assist the victims. When Jackie Hance and her husband lost their three daughters in a two-car crash nearly four years ago, she felt she was too broken to be a mother again. As a sober alcoholic, though, I am often uncomfortable in a drinking world: a world where the president invites feuding parties to the White House for a beer, where liquor ads entice me wherever I turn, where "what will you have to drink?" It feels good to condemn someone else, to say, "I would never do that," to excoriate people for their wrongdoing. At first there was speculation that Schuler had a medical emergency which led to the accident, as she seemed fine to witnesses who saw her prior, but eventually toxicology results revealed that she was driving under the influence. Schulers vehicle sped down the parkway for 1.7 miles before crashing head-on into a SUV driven by Guy Bastardi, 49. I was curious about her cell phone records not immediately surrounding the crash. I think she snapped that morning and chugged that vodka and weed not because of pain, but because she emotionally snapped over something. According to a police report, Schuler was seen at approximately 11:45 AM by the side of the road with her hands on her knees, as if vomiting; she was seen again in the same position a short time later, north of the Ramapo rest stop. This would mean Low Sugar for which some causes include: Michael Bastardi Jr., whose 81-year-old father and 49-year-old brother were killed, said the idea that one or both of them survived left him absolutely heartbroken., Its extremely hard, he said. Losing their children could have ended Warren and Jackie's marriage and plunged them into dark depression. My exes extreme alcoholism didnt happen overnight. Jackiesaid that even though she and her family are incredibly religious, she had thought about murder or suicide with her husband to reunite with their dead daughters. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that help control the amount of fluids and the balance of acids and bases (pH balance) in your body. Because most people I knew drank more than I did, my drinking was almost invisible. It may not seem obvious to someone who has never had a drinking problem, but for a woman whose most reliable support had become alcohol, it could make a kind of sad, twisted sense. Actinomycese is a rare but aggressive invasive bacteria that causes a disease called Actinomycosis. Police believe that the car was stopped in a pull-off area beyond the Tappan Zee Bridge tollbooths for at least part of this call. Let's mourn for the innocents who died on July 26, and let's redouble our energy toward saving some of the 36 innocents who will be killed by drunk driving today and every other day. However, she and her husband, Warren, visited a fertility specialist, and she was able to become pregnant. I really dont know. She smoked weed everyday which could possibly be because of depression. They're having fun. She just didn't sound right. I am the President and founder of the Hance Family Foundation. There was a flurry of lawsuits amongst victims that year, including one where her husband was suing the state for failing to keep drivers safe. ******If you dont drink enough water with alcohol, you can become dehydrated quickly.********. The 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash was a traffic collision that occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2009, on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Mount Pleasant, near the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States. Dont worry, Im not going into the detail about mycology on here, but the easy answer is that yeast is a fungus. Has anyone ever considered that may have happened to Diane Schuler. It causes your body to remove fluids from your blood through your renal system, which includes the kidneys, ureters, and bladder, at a much quicker rate than other liquids. Schulers 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. Meanwhile, 5-year-old Bryan Schuler, the lone survivor from the minivan, has recovered enough from his head injury and broken bones to return to school, Ruskin said. The Schuler team also seized on witness statements that indicated Schuler was fine when she and her husband left an upstate campground that morning in separate vehicles. Im sorry that happened. This bacteria have been linked to abscess, both orally and in the brain. Brian Sichol, who represents the family of father-and-son victims Michael and Guy Bastardi, made the assertion as he prepared a lawsuit against the estate of Diane Schuler, the Long Island woman who caused the crash. Only Diane's 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. "You get up and walk. Honestly the car is smashed. Potassium K 17.2 mmol/L Learn how your comment data is processed. Im sure her family knows. A private investigator hired by Diane's widower said he could find no relative who had ever observed Diane drinking . They also found a bottle of vodka at the crash which matched the conclusion that she drank1.7 liters of vodka. A few years ago, the Hances were blessed with another daughter, Kasey Rose. Which could introduce fungi as well BUT there are a few notable examples of penicillin resistant bacteria. Diane was born on March 13, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri to Durward and Lottie House. Others in her life do not report seeing her drink alcohol to excess. Item #75 on the same page states: "On the same data, I received from ADA Strongin a copy of the EZ Pass records for Daniel Schuler's vehicle and the 2004 Windstar operated by Diane Schuler. Brain abscesses are serious and can be treated if found early and if they occur more superficially in the brain. Relevant wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Taconic_State_Parkway_crash, Another thread about her in this sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/22nu6r/diane_schuler_the_taconic_tragedy_and_the/. I was driving on the Taconic that day, and was up front stuck in traffic. Severe low blood sugar is below 54 mg/dL, 2. We've received your submission. Only Schuler's 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. Her friends persisted in trying to convince her to have another baby, which seemed unlikely because she had had her tubes tied after the birth of her youngest daughter. Schuler, once a West Babylon, Long Island, wife and mother, has become an ugly headline: "How could she?" What went wrong with Aunt Diane? *****Acting strange or feeling confused. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. She is a prize-winning journalist and teacher who hasn't had a drink in 17 years. Her husbands continuing refusal to accept that she was drunk led to TV appearances with Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and others. Just because her family, who admitted she drinks and smokes marijuana, doesnt want to believe she was driving under the influence does not make this a mystery. How long were you all stuck in traffic? On Route 17, on Diane Schuler's route back to Long Island from a . *********, Alcohol is a diuretic. Shortly after 1:30 pm, Diane Schuler made a right turn from Pleasantville Road, onto the exit ramp for the Taconic State Parkway. It was determined that a single beer he had, that the bartender testified the man did not even finish, was in his stomach and leaked out causing a false .26 It was further determined he did not even cause the accident, a speeding car ran him off the road and he lost control. Two men in the other vehicle, Guy Bastardi and his father Michael, of Yonkers, were also killed. Deep infections can occur if left undiagnosed and can result in symptoms characteristic to which Diane experienced (such as frequent headaches). 0:04. Jackie also reveals the details of her family tragedy, and the heartbreak and struggle to move on in her new bookIll See You Again. He drove our infant children 20 miles home from daycare every day. La photo a t trs bien accueillie et a obtenu plus de 40 000 j'aime.2. ****** After driving 1.7 miles (2.7 km), Diane Schuler struck a 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer head-on at 85 mph. Also, there was a bottle of Absolut Vodka found in the wreckage. How much fat, protein, and fiber are in your meal. There are many reasons why you may have low blood sugar, including: Taking too much insulin. Btw, I have no problem whatsoever believing that she was an alcoholic--though obviously alcoholism alone does not explain why she committed such a horrifying act. He was drinking behind my back for years and years, Im convinced of it. They concocted a murder/suicide plan or at least were trying to decide who was going to kill themselves so at least one of them could be with "the kids". I have known her for 20 years, Jackie said. My heart wants to believe that something else was going on, but so far, I have to defer to the science presented. Aspergillus is an invasive fungi found pretty much everywhere. Ok so seems pretty solid until you remember, oh yea, that ridiculously high blood alcohol content and THC. Barbara said in September that Diane Schulers body would be exhumed, but Ruskin said last week that may not be necessary. Either one of those illnesses are horrendous, but in combination they will really fuck you up. That would of set off her gut to produce high amounts of sugar Thus causing her yeast to overtake showing up instead as alcohol in the system. He tells his aunt repeatedly, "Mommy's head hurt.
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