Small children, because they are so tied to our hearts, have the ability to drive us crazy with their complaints and carsickness and impatience. Ofcourse I understand that her actions leading up to this tragedy didnt alert or worry anyone, it still seems a bit overwhelming to have her driving 5 kids (3 of which were not hers) alone with no adult support. 911 operator: Sleepy Hollow, Pleasantville? The exit ramp itself is unmarked. Ive shared this info via msg on the Hance Family Foundations FB page several months ago. ****** A broken, 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut vodka was also found in the wrecked minivan. s.24: "She stated that the driver was not swerving". Its probably true, but I dont think she should have said that on camera, knowing Bryan might someday watch the documentary. She called her brother, saying she was having trouble seeing. Food is needed for ABS. Something she might have done before multiple times (drinking) with no major side effects, this time was a perfect storm in combination with the health values seen in the additional blood work. 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/. The Hances were stunned, as they had had no reservations about leaving their children with Schuler. Also, there was a bottle of Absolut Vodka found in the wreckage. I said, Let me talk to Aunt Diane., Diane got on the phone, and she said, They're just playing. Diane Schuler was a mother of two small children who loaded her own kids and three others into her minivan for a long drive home from a camping trip. 19 and had smoked marijuana as little as 15 minutes before the crash. The results of an autopsy conducted by a Westchester County medical examiner one day after the accident found that Schuler had not suffered a stroke, aneurysm, or heart attack. Those last few words are now the title of a new HBO documentary, directed by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner, Liz Garbus. Many depressed people turn to substances to cope. Who said theres something wrong with Aunt Diane? That was three or four hours before the crash. So much this! The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the . All rights reserved. The crash killed Schuler, her daughter, her son, three nieces, and the three passengers in the SUV. Warren's sister, Diane Schuler, was behind the wheel . Actually witnesses said she was switching lanes sporadically. If I was depressed, I drank; if I was celebrating, I drank. 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. ******Not eating enough carbs for how much insulin you take Schuler's 5-year-old son . "I've been on the job well over 30 years, and it definitely sticks out as one of the most sad cases I've ever worked just because of the amount of people who perished, the children, the Bastardis, it's just a sad, sad case all around," says State Police Lead Investigator Joe Becerra. Ada Hart. Dianes dental records showed that she was prescribed Vicodin at least twice from what was shown on the documentary. 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. It's tragic that Diane Schuler thought it was safe to drink and drive. Vanished: Heidi Broussard (33) and Margot Carey (2wks). On Route 17, on Diane Schuler's route back to Long Island from a . Im not buying any other excuse. It doesnt help him. No matter how many times I brought up his weird symptoms, he never cracked and revealed the cause. He drove our infant children 20 miles home from daycare every day. In June 2010, theNew York State Policeissued its final report on the accident following eleven months of analysis. Ive seen him with a blood level of 35 and be completely erratic and detained by officers and other times be completely fine and coherent with the same blood levels. He knows his mother is dead and his father is trying to get him through this., 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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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. I'm wondering if as he has gotten older, if he has any vague memories that could shed some light on her final moments. We've received your submission. The loss of their daughters overwhelmed the couple with grief. Aspergillus is an invasive fungi found pretty much everywhere. Here's a timeline of key moments in the horrific Taconic wrong-way tragedy on July 26, 2009, when Long Island mom Diane Schuler drove drunk and high southbound on the northbound . When you lose everything and then you get something to hold onto, there's really no way to be able to describe it. The Absolute vodka bottle the photo shows a broken bottle, no one knows how much was even in that bottle and it was found in the back of the car, not near the driver. About the THC in the tox report that reading indicates it could have been in her system up to 3 days prior. Cause include *****dehydration*******. A motorist later found Schulers cell phone by the side of the road near the toll lanes of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The husband became uncooperative with police once the toxicology report came out. There are thousands of things that can and are overlooked in a normal autopsy; there are a million things out there that an ME can miss simply because they dont know to look for it, especially if its something rare. I left him in September 2018 and he lived with relatives or in hotels from December 2018 until his death. So the thought of being in this pain forever was just too much to handle. 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. 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. She wasnt making any sense., 'I never knew her to drink': Hance stunned by toxicology report. There are many reasons why you may have low blood sugar, including: Taking too much insulin. Schulers minivan was in flames, the Bastardis SUV was decimated and bodies of dead and dying children were lying on the parkway. Losing their children could have ended Warren and Jackie's marriage and plunged them into dark depression. While certainly a possibility, it does not explain a very simple question: why would someone about to kill themselves be looking for Tylenol? Diane Schuler, 36, drove the wrong way for nearly two miles on the Taconic State Parkway and struck a sport utility vehicle. I believe that alcoholism is a force of evil in our world. In addition, maybe the marijuana in her system was from the night before to help her sleep. Do you have a source for the mysterious phone call the day before? I agree with this if you watch the documentary, the husband just comes off not being very believable. Toxicology tests showed Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Cablevision manager, had a .19 percent blood-alcohol level nearly 2 times today's .08 percent legal limit and had smoked pot within . To honor their daughters memory, they started the Hance Family Foundation, which helps young girls build confidence and self esteem. Schulers family persisted in refusing to accept the test results. What went wrong with Aunt Diane? Meningitis and brain abscesses can both result from bacterial and fungal infections. Second caller: Yes were on the Taconic going northbound right by the exit for Sleepy Hollow/Pleasantville. Signs of dehydration include: There is no indication that this was even tested to determine what the fluid was, and this should have been done, it is standard. There are aneurysms, blood clots, cysts that could have been overlooked, and it does mention a lot of clots that are not specifically stated as post mortem. Come Sunday she was probably experiencing low glucose, high potassium and high chloride in her blood which in combination and as time progressed and she consumed some more alcohol, the effects took on a stronger impact. The mystery of how Schuler could race against highway traffic with a cargo of frightened kids baffled the nation. (I think). I thought it might be early-onset Parkinsons or severe anxiety or, yes, that auto-brewers thing. '', Hance on daughters: 'My greatest desire is for people to know them'. It kills the alcoholic in uniquely ugly ways, but it also kills, maims and damages millions of innocent families and children. ****Drinking alcohol. 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. Theres like little kids the kids not moving. 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. Arthur Boyko of Troop K. The ages of the victims and the nature of the accident made it harder.. A co-owner of the campground later said that Diane appeared sober when she departed. Her husband, Daniel, took his pick-up . Though this seems viable, the results show that she smoked anywhere from 30-60 minutes before the crash. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Do you have a source on that one? That is a woman who doesnt give a $HIT about life anymore and wants to end it, and doesnt care who else goes down with her. Or Hospital Scapegoat? It all began when Diane took off the wrong way in a van filled with her two children, Erin, 2, Bryan, 5, and three nieces, Emma Hance, 8, Alyson Hance, 7, and Katie Hance, 5. Drivers and eyewitnesses report Diane as being alert and focused as they swerved out of her way. "And once you get to success, you decide that service is the way to make that happen.". The symptoms are very similar. Some members of the Bastardi family suggested that Schulers husband, Daniel, might also be to blame. ", Westchester/Hudson Valley Women's History Month, Archive video, extended interviews on the Taconic tragedy, Its something I cant forgive - Family of victims mourn Taconic Tragedy, "It was just overwhelming" - State trooper recounts Taconic Tragedy. This would explain why she was looking for pain medication at a gas station. Sorry for the late response, but I just watched the doc and have become obsessed with this case. 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Maybe she developed a dependence and started drinking heavily when she couldnt get more? The rage and despair she was feeling then became so overwhelming that it set her off on a path of suicidal destruction. 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. Schulers vehicle sped down the parkway for 1.7 miles before crashing head-on into a SUV driven by Guy Bastardi, 49. They're having fun. She just didn't sound right. "You go from a decision to survive to a plan and structure for success," Warren said. But remember that he worked the overnight shift, so given the emotional state everyone would be in, and the fact that sometimes cops make errors in reports (the report switches back and forth between whether it's a 2003 or a 2004 Windstar as well), I think that there was some confusion in the initial statement about what the weekday corresponded with what date, and that he was actually saying that he left early Friday morning, since that's consistent with everything else I've seen. She is seen claiming that she was told not to pick up and that she didnt understand any of it.. 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. I feel there is a level of alcoholism that most people dont experience. This personality type fits a certain type of suicide profile. Auto Brewery is relatively rare, however is becoming increasingly more common, especially when factoring in gluten issues. In the film, Bastardi's daughters say they have forgiven Diane Schuler, but not Daniel and Jay Schuler for denying her guilt in the crash. Hances attorney did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment. 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 . At the time of retirement in March of 2019, she was working at . It frankly sounds like went on a mission to kill herself and her kids. The man was not actually drunk at all. Sichol said none of that is relevant to the lawsuit. Schuler's son, Bryan, who suffered a severe head injury that left him with ocular nerve palsy, has said he has no memory of the accident.