I just watched the HBO documentary Somethings Wrong With Aunt Diane and this was first thought as well! Barbara has also mentioned an abscess that had persisted in her mouth for seven weeks before her death and a lump in her leg, about which he said could have been a pulmonary embolism. Except for the lack of any evidence whatsoever to support it. 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. it is all a chain reaction. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. July 26, 2011 -- Two years after the horrific Taconic State Parkway crash, the husband of Diane Schuler is suing New York State and the father of three nieces who were . 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. Caller: Good God. Ruskin said he has not asked Bryan what he remembers about the moments leading up to the crash. Someone needs to pass along this info to the family because its very likely Diane had this more so than a good mother drinking 10 cups of alcohol before driving with children in the car! I just discovered this article and am feeling some sad relief that Im not the only one who failed to recognize an addict was right under their nose. At 9:30am on July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler loaded up her two children (ages five and two) along with her brother's, Warren Hance, three daughters (ages eight, seven, and five) into her brother's red 2003 Ford Windstar and left the Hunter Lake Campground to start the journey to West Babylon, New York. Jul 25, 2019, 3:14pm Updated on Jul . Has anyone read anything about how he's doing? Only Schuler's 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. Riding with Schuler were her 5-year-old son, 2-year-old daughter, and her brothers three daughters (ages 8, 7, and 5). Related: While certainly a possibility, it does not explain a very simple question: why would someone about to kill themselves be looking for Tylenol? Given potential chronic infection in the mouth area, the infection could possibly travel to the brain and could potentially result in effects similar to what Diane was experiencing on that dreadful day. 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. Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. Others in her life do not report seeing her drink alcohol to excess. Kate had a "faint heartbeat" after the crash but died at a hospital, the report said. I dont see the fit. Dozens of drivers swerved to stay out of her way, honking their horns, flashing their lights and making frantic 911 calls as Schuler drove at speeds believed to be approximately 85 mph. Lawyers for the family of two of the Yonkers men killed in the crash dismiss Ruskin's interpretation of the autopsy results as a plus in the Schuler . It seems to me, if she were a closet alcoholic, she wouldnt be vomiting because she would be use to being drunk. I dont remember ANYTHING though. But Sichol said the lawsuit would name only Diane Schulers estate and her brother, Warren Hance, the owner of the minivan she was driving. Cause include *****dehydration*******. I thought it might be early-onset Parkinsons or severe anxiety or, yes, that auto-brewers thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Taconic_State_Parkway_crash, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/22nu6r/diane_schuler_the_taconic_tragedy_and_the/, http://www.crimeinspector.com/diane-schuler-tragedy-lies-uncovered-updated-2014/. They lie and change their stories, depending on what they think people want to hear. The Schulers had borrowed the minivan from their in-laws, the Hances. Schulers minivan was in flames, the Bastardis SUV was decimated and bodies of dead and dying children were lying on the parkway. She could have snapped. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? They realized in the hospital that I stop breathing in my sleep so after a period of time my oxygen keeps dropping. She was driving erratically and aggressively before the phone call at the tappan zee bridge. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. 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. For years I lived in a drinking family in a drinking world -- a world that might have been a lot like Diane Schuler's world. Witnesses even stated that she was focused eyes dead ahead, speeding down that highway going the wrong way but staying in her lane. However, she and her husband, Warren, visited a fertility specialist, and she was able to become pregnant. If every single person who knew her says she did not drink regularly or to excess, if every single person who knew her says she would not have done anything on purpose to harm her kids, if witnesses all through the timeline state she was not drunk, she did not smell of alcohol, and she did not appear under the influence, and even the times she is on video she is not impaired, logic dictates something else was wrong. All of these things could be the cause of her behavior. Aspergillus is an invasive fungi found pretty much everywhere. 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. I would have never left him alone with my children if I suspected he was intoxicated. 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?" No matter how many times I brought up his weird symptoms, he never cracked and revealed the cause. Second caller: The car is missing pieces. entering the blood vessels that supply the brain and causing a brain abscess. I was about to suggest the same thing. She lived in West Babylon, New York, and was a working mother with two sons. Bryan survived suffering from broken bones and severe head trauma. In June 2010, theNew York State Policeissued its final report on the accident following eleven months of analysis. Or someone she had a crush on, who told her he wasn't interested in her? Honestly, I cannot wait to get them in civil court. Schuler then talked to Hance herself and said that she was disoriented and couldnt see clearly. I was curious about her cell phone records not immediately surrounding the crash. I agree it was a murder/suicide. Wait a second Im not from around here. I drank at home and my drinking never had any legal consequences, nor did it affect my work or relationships--except my relationship with now ex-husband. "She had a choice," a family member of one of the men in the Chevy told the "Today" show about Diane Schuler. Schuler, a36-year-old Long Island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph in the northbound lane. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. The story of Diane Schuler is a sobering account of how dangerous the hidden life of functional addiction can be. It is totally possible to hide such a condition, albeit perhaps not indefinitely. Only Diane's 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. "You go from a decision to survive to a plan and structure for success," Warren said. Even though Jackie said it was the hardest thing in her life to forgive her sister-in-law and often ended up taking out her anger and hatred on her own husband she needed to forgive in order to truly love her new baby girl Kacey, 18 months. Her behavior does not indicate suicide, the evidence in the autopsy report absolutely and unequivocally proves she was NOT an alcoholic and did NOT have any addiction issues, and quite frankly was not thorough enough. Nazianz - Duane H. Schuler, age 67, a St. Nazianz resident, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc.Duane was born on February 25, 1952 in There is a condition called Auto Brewery Syndrome that is rare, but real. There is a possibility that Diane was septic which can cause delusions and hallucinations. The man was not actually drunk at all. 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". 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. is the hallmark of hospitality. I hope they can get some kind of answers for this family. screamed the cover of the New York Post. They decided to and after fertility treatments, they had another girl.They both feel alive for the first time since their children died. She was tailgating, honking, flashing her lights and trying to pass people on the shoulder. Daniel Schuler and Barbara publicly attributed Diane Schulers erratic driving to a medical issue, such as a stroke. I know the family probably wont read this but I have had 2 accidents that, thank God, nobody was hurt and it was from my oxygen level being so low. No one ever suggested he smelled like alcohol or acted intoxicated. Ruskin told reporters in September that he had interviewed over fifty people who knew Diane, none of whom had ever seen her in a drunken state. On Oct. 11, 2011, she gave birth to a daughter, Kasey Rose, who helped bring joy to the couple after the emotional devastation from the accident on the Taconic Parkway in New York in July 2009. On the way home, Schuler drove nearly two miles in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway with five children in her minivan at speeds as high as 85 miles per hour, according to eyewitnesses. Volunteer fire chief Joseph LaGrippo, one of the first at the scene of the horrific Taconic crash. Diane Schuler, 36, drove the wrong way for nearly two miles on the Taconic State Parkway and struck a sport utility vehicle. I feel like her vomiting and erratic behavior was caused by DTs. Diane's niece died in the hospital . Yes, she is responsible for what happened. Bastardis car was also carrying his father Michael Bastardi, 81, and their friend Daniel Longo, 74. She, her daughter, her three nieces, and three people in the SUV were killed in the crash. on Rock Center With Brian Williams on Friday. People do not think or act rationally when intoxicated so trying to rationalize her behavior leads to far fetched, unsubstantiated theories. It was in the car. She was probably trying not to drink with the kids. I am the President and founder of the Hance Family Foundation. Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only . My exes extreme alcoholism didnt happen overnight. There are ocular migraines that distort vision and disorientate to the point that she may not have known how fast she was going and she could very easily not been able to see. I also read they found 6 g of alcohol just sitting in her stomach and lots in her blood, urine and brain. I also just watched this documentary. its a theory and could be worth investigating if any of these things contributed to the her behavior that day. Dont worry, Im not going into the detail about mycology on here, but the easy answer is that yeast is a fungus. My heart wants to believe that something else was going on, but so far, I have to defer to the science presented. There was a broken vodka bottle in the car and marijuana and alcohol in her system. . They're having fun. She just didn't sound right. She was driving aggressively in the wrong direction as she was delayed by traffic to reach the destination, reported Gone Too Soon Fandom Wiki. It was also revealed that they HAD smoked pot, Diane smoked it as a sleep aid, and they HAD had some drinks the night before and they HAD had an argument the morning all this occurred. What happened to Chuck Bass after he was shot? 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. During this call, At 1:33 PM, two drivers called 911 after noticing Schulers van edging onto the northbound exit ramp of the Taconic State Parkway near Briarcliff Manor, New York. I just wanted to be with the girls so bad that I got so emotional and so fixated on seeing them again, Jackie said. There are many reasons why you may have low blood sugar, including: Taking too much insulin. On Route 17, on Diane Schuler's route back to Long Island from a . I drank whiskey for headaches and beer for hangovers and wine if I was feeling intellectual. We can't know. 5-6am: Danny Schuler, Diane's husband, wakes on the final morning of their weekend camping trip and cleans his boat. Read it yourself. Josie, The only thing I have a hard time with is her being an alcoholic. Thanks for contacting us. No criminal charges were filed because Diane Schuler was responsible for the crash and the charges died with her, a prosecutor said. But he doesn't want to admit these things because of his guilt and shame over what happened. first of all, the autopsy report states they checked several areas in her brain and found nothing out of the orinary. if in fact she had been a hidden drinker there are factors also present which triggered her to start comfortably drinking in the first place. It's the family'sway of giving back and reaching out to young girls across the globe. Reports also showed high levels of marijuana that could have been smoked anywhere from an hour to 15 minutes before the crash. The family will be present to receive friends . The Diane Schuler Case. I think Diane just couldn't take it anymore, had 5 boisterous, kids in the car and she pulled over at the rest stop and drank and smoked weed to the point of becoming impaired. Daniel was born on August 28, 1970 and passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. I dont know what to think. Volunteering and helping others can be empowering and healing. But Schuler, lawyer Dominic Barbara, and investigator Tom Ruskin have repeatedly suggested that Diane Schulers erratic behavior was caused by something other than intoxication, despite an autopsy finding that the alcohol content in her blood was 0.19 percent, about 2 times the legal limit. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Warren's sister, Diane Schuler, was behind the wheel . Value shows High potassium If your potassium level is above 6.5 mmol/L, its dangerously high and you need medical care right away. 3. To honor their daughters memory, they started the Hance Family Foundation, which helps young girls build confidence and self esteem. Ive seen people drunk enough they had a headache and blurred vision. He also appeared to just be a jerk, saying on camera that he never wanted kids, she wanted them, and SHE was supposed to take care of them. If I was depressed, I drank; if I was celebrating, I drank. I feel horrible for everyone affected by this horrendous accident. On the way to West Babylon, New York, Schuler stopped at a McDonalds fast-food restaurant and a gas station in Liberty, New York. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Ruskin then informs her that his tests corroborated the previous tests; that Schuler was highly intoxicated from alcohol and marijuana. Hold on. It popped up on HBO and now I wish I hadnt seen it because it was so haunting. Food is needed for ABS and Dianes stomach was empty. Maybe Diane found out her husband was having an affair, or maybe he asked her for a divorce. Upon further inspection in to his medical history he was taking a medication for an infection that would have made him violently ill if he had drank more than 16 oz of beer, or more that a single shot. On the 911 tape released from the incident, a caller says Schuler was "going like a bat out of hell. The mission: building confidence and self-esteem, in memory of Emma, Alyson and Katie. Schulers BAC was discovered to be .19, double the legal limit, and that she had smoked marijuana as early as 15 minutes before the accident. Daniel Schuler didnt say on camera that he never wanted kids. 1. in 75 years. -, Press J to jump to the feed. The accident made headlines, especially after it was revealed that a postmortem toxicology test showed that she . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The moms friends were fantastic in support and convinced her to try to have another child. The report upheld the previous toxicology findings that Schuler was highly intoxicated and had high levels of THC in her system at the time of the accident. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. 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. ", She brings a heartbeat to this house again, Jackie said. I have to add this idea that her marijuana was tainted with some other drug like PCP. Who said theres something wrong with Aunt Diane? These seem consistent with reports of Dianes behavior that day. The last time it was only 84%. They piled into her brother Warren's red 2004 Ford Windstar minivan, while her husband Daniel followed behind in a truck with the family dog. In the documentary, Daniel and Barbara claim they gave Ruskin $30,000 to conduct an independent investigation and to re-test samples. Emma (top), Alyson (right) and Kate Hance (Handout photo), wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway in 2009. On that bright sunny day 10 years ago, families were shattered in a fiery crash that killed eight,including four girls, ages 2 to 8. The Evidence That Diane Schuler May Have Experienced Auto Brewery Syndrome. Sichol said none of that is relevant to the lawsuit. The exit ramp itself is unmarked. The Floral Park couple lost all three of their children in a wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway in 2009.Four others were also killed. At the same time, it might be more enlightening to try to understand her, rather than simply damning her. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. Also, there was a bottle of Absolut Vodka found in the wreckage. First they will try to confirm that the remains tested by the medical examiner were Schulers, he said. A couple of comments on theories. Relatives and friends were genuinely shocked when I came out as an alkie. 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. We've received your submission. ****** Les fans et les mdias ont t surpris et enthousiastes. the entire family is NUTS. Normal runs 60-100. was there any abcesses??? Michael Bastardi Jr. said all the excuses from the Daniel Schuler team keeps the agony going for our family. It can potentially make some vulnerable souls become at least temporarily unhinged. Police also found a broken bottle of vodka in the wreckage. Three men in the blazer, all from Yonkers, were killed. Only Schuler's 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. Second caller: Were on the Taconic going northbound by the Sleepy Hollow/Pleasantville exit Route 117. Kidney disease. 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. The pain of the abscess, combined with vodka and marijuana, could have put her in a temporary state of deliriumthat triggered her fatal behavior. "They were my life, Jackie said. 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. Your email address will not be published. It doesnt help him. It was the worst thing Ive seen in 24 years, said state Police Capt. David Smith, a lawyer for Daniel Schuler, said he had seen no evidence to support that the Bastardis survived. Aspergillus, although uncommon, has caused meningitis and brain abscesses. Throughout the documentary, Daniel and Jay Schuler, Dianes sister-in-law, claim that Ruskin was not returning their phone calls for nine months. Do you know if anyone has contacted Dianes family to relay this information to them? It just gives you a meaning again, Warren said. Im not buying any other excuse. Hances attorney did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment. where the body turns carbs into alcohol and creates very high blood alcohol levels regardless of whether or not the person had anything to drink. I know because i witnessed the same in an aunt of mine. That Diane never seemed to share her deepest feelings with anyone, and that she never reconciled with the mother who abandoned her, suggest that she might have a had a real dark side. It also makes sensational cover copy. Ada Hart. 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. Maybe they were from someone she was having an affair with, who broke it off? On Friday, the eve of an event honoring their children, Warren sat down for a rare interview with CBS2's Jennifer McLogan. There was a mysterious phone call the day before the accident and also one, I think, the day of the accident. He was ruled to be drunk. Daniel Schuler told investigators that his wife smoked marijuana occasionally and the family told PEOPLE magazine that she used it to relieve insomnia. I believe that alcoholism is a force of evil in our world. 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. The loss of their daughters overwhelmed the couple with grief. If there is a devil, he must be chortling at the way we outlaw smoking and revile obesity all the while having a glass of wine to take the edge off before we pick up the kids at camp. Interesting notethe brother of Diane and his wife (Diane killed all 3 of their children) no longer speak or have contact with Diane's husband and spiraled into a deep deep despair. The rest of the children and Diane died. Pleasantville Road. Diane Schuler, aka Aunt Diane, died in an accident. The red Ford minivan hurtled down the fast lane of the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant but it wasn't going north. She brought us back to life., Mom of girls killed in wrong-way crash: 'Hard not to blame yourself'. I just noticed the following on the autopsy report, last page additional blood work. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. Diane appeared normal with a blank stare to other drivers which makes sense for this condition, too. The coroner probably never heard of the condition because its extremely rare. This is neither here nor there, but two things: One final point: Diane was one of those "perfect" people--driven, successful in her career, energetic, hyper-organized, cheerful, likeable. The Hance Family Foundation isis holding a fundraiser Saturday at Centennial Gardens -- a 5K run for 2,000 people followed by a barbecue, games and music. Symptoms include: But one of the ugly aspects of addiction is that the addict's brain insists there is no problem. ******If you dont drink enough water with alcohol, you can become dehydrated quickly.********. Actually witnesses said she was switching lanes sporadically. 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. 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. The patients body produces an unusually high amount of yeast in the gut. Your email address will not be published. (Small kids are special in this regard.) If they go in with the mindset of drunk driver, usually from the police, they get myopic, just like the police. I left him in September 2018 and he lived with relatives or in hotels from December 2018 until his death. Where was she and what was she doing between 1030a and 1130A? Second caller: I really dont know. The Floral Park couple lost all three of their children in a wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway in 2009. Only one person from the minivan survived, Schuler's 5-year-old son. http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Other/schuler,%20diane_report.pdf. The amount and timing of physical activity. Its also worth noting that if this were true then Diane Schuler is one rare unlucky woman. They also found a bottle of vodka at the crash which matched the conclusion that she drank1.7 liters of vodka. At about 1 PM, another call was made to Hance from Schulers cell phone. Chloride is a type of electrolyte. Why then would she stop for breakfast at McDonalds shortly after leaving? At 11:37 AM, Schuler called Warren Hance, her brother and the father of the three nieces in Schulers car.
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