When you watch the doc on her and the accident you learn about her past and all the pieces fall into place. Yes, she had THC in her system. But it did work, on the very first attempt. On July 26 Diane Schuler left a New York campground with her two children and three nieces in her van. Her husband wasnt driving their camper home that day. Just my two cents. Its a massive stretch to think she was suddenly afflicted by this the day she died. No. King asked. The only thing that bothers me and I havent finished the show is that somewhere along the lines somebody knows but she is a drinker or that she drinks too much on occasion. Who knows how , Auto Brewery Syndrome effected her, personally, it is so rare. I can only share my courage, strength and hope for the next alcoholic. No, I dont buy this theory. http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Other/schuler,%20diane_report.pdf, The Taconic Parkway Crash | The Theorem Factory, Taconic Parkway: Further Reading and Resources. Change). Wow, what a great job spelling it out. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? If she was a closet alcoholic, we dont know how long prior to the car crash her drinking may have begun. Diane, her daughter, and two of her nieces died immediately upon impact. But he recounted that his sister called him to say she was unaware of where they were heading and was having trouble in her vision. She said: 'I'd had a dream that I was standing in heaven and I could see Emma, Alyson, and Katie through these big gates. The crash left total of eight people dead, half of them children under the age of 10. Todaymarks a somber anniversary in Westchester, as it has now been 10 years since one of the deadliest accidents in county history, the tragic Taconic State Parkway crash. She was going in and out of traffic. The husband drove their pick up with their dog and he had packed her car. And maybe thatll come up later Im only part way through. She said: 'People always ask how I feel about Diane. No food in Dianes system would be consistent with a person attempting to get as buzzed as possible as quickly as possible on alcohol. She said: 'We're back by 6:15am, which used to be great because then I could make breakfast for the girls and pack their lunch. This week marks two years since Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Long Island "supermom," caused a collision while driving a minivan the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway. With that much alcohol in her system, she was in a blackout. Never talking about her pain is not good! Ten years later, there are still unanswered questions for some of the families of the victims. I hope this family can find peace. Prayers and love, L just want to hit in the thc in her body she was a heavy woman and thc stores in ur fat so thc in her system died not mean she smoked that day at all if she smoked a couple hits every night before bed then it is going to be there the same as smoking that day nobody can say for a fact she had smoked weed that day. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. In the documentary, the husband of Diane Schuler hired his own private investigator into the crash. If she had felt things I doubt she would tell her husband I mean he didnt have that sort of open mind about feelings. Each day, Mrs Hance says she longs to join her little girls in heaven. View all posts by The Unsolved UK Podcast. Diane Schuler By Douglas Calhoun on 2 Jul 2020. 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Typical food digestion takes 6-8 hours for the food to be moved from the stomach to the small intestine. Now did her nieces mother and father know that. I am a recovering alcoholic and alcoholics need more alcohol as they have a higher tolerance. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. If I didn't get up to run I would have no reason to get out of bed. It is what it is type thing. The couple had made enough fortune from their career to buy a beige vinyl-sided house in West Babylon in 2003 for $340,000. So much circumstantial evidence along with the solid forensic evidence points to a suicide motive. We would have to assume that as Diane started feeling woozy which should have been alarming if she hadnt been drinking she did not call her family members for help or indicate to anyone that she was feeling off. The sisters were the children of Diane Schuler's brother. For the relatives of those three guys in Chevy TrailBlazers, they could not believe that nobody in Ms. Schulers family had known about her drug or alcohol abuse. L5N 6P9, Unit 6, 18 Alliance Blvd document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. If the bottle was tucked way in the car someplace it would of hurled forward until it hits anything to stop it like the back of a seat and then smash. There is absolutely no rational thinking, she is in a state that is completely warped and she would not be capable to compute that she is making the right decision let alone thinking about the safety of her children and nieces. Accidents would often result in legal disputes, especially when the victims are seeking claims. I was raised in an Italian-American family. She was intelligent enough to wait by side of road for a relative, if she was high on Marijuana and full of vodka. Auto Brewery Syndrome (also sometimes referred to as Gut Fermentation Syndrome) is a rare medical condition in which the stomach, or gut, produces an excessive amount of ethanol after eating a meal high in carbohydrates. As a child, Ms. Schuler grew up as Diane E. Hance with a Catholic background in Floral Park, a lovely Nassau Country suburb where her family stayed for years. She had 10 digested shots and 10 undigested shots. Reports indicate that she could have smoked as recently as 15-minutes prior to the crash. Diane was the first pulled out of the car. Since then it has been lighting bulbs across the globe and many people have since been evaluated and found to ferment ethanol un their gut! The oldest niece called for help. And antibiotics have been known to trigger AB in susceptible individuals and not only was Diane obese and a type 2 diabetic (per family) she was also recently on abx for her teeth in the past year. I also just watched the documentary and I was like no way would a loving Mom drink and drive with a car full of kids. Schuler, one of her children and three of her young nieces in the minivan were killed, as were three people in the northbound car she hit. Earlier this week, an investigator hired by her husband, Daniel Schuler, says the medical examiner's report, which the family received last week, shows no sign of cirrhosis - a sure indication of. Diane died from blunt force trauma. We provide webinars on many topics and create custom topics too. But what triggered such a tragedy, and what can we learn from it? Only 3 hours later, she was dead. If the Auto Brewery Syndrome was caused by consumption of liquids, I would imagine Diane would have needed to imbibe a ton of orange juice more than the one serving she got at the McDonalds. "People always ask how I feel about Diane," writes Hance. I believe Diane smoked Marijuana after stopping on road side. Toxicology reports later revealed that Diane Schuler, 36, had a blood alcohol level of .19 -- the equivalent of 10 shots of vodka -- and a high level of THC from smoking marijuana. And as the years progress and this once unheard of condition is more understood, it just may come to light that she wasnt 100 percent at fault. Change). After watching this I was speechless. Blog was well written. She also had smoked marijuana . See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. During the interview Schuler was asked what he would say to the relatives of the people in the other car. Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Long Island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph. (LogOut/ In this case, the reports, testimony, and animations from reconstruction experts would help resolve disputes concerning the cause of the catastrophe. Unfortunately, we will never know the absolute truth. Eight people were killed, including Ms. Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter, Erin, and her three nieces, Emma, 8; Alyson, 7; and Katie, 5. vulture0425 8 yr. ago I, too watched the documentary. Ladies Home JournalA page from the . However much we try to protect our children, the worst can happen. Police believe it was approximately two hours after that phone call to her brother when Schuler turned down the exit ramp driving the wrong-way. "Parenting is not something you can ever let go of, even if your children are gone," Hance wrote in Ladies Home Journal. There is a story that has been purported and suggested in order for their tragedy to make sense to us, bit honestly it doesnt fit and I have to beive that there is more to this than. Jackie Hance says daughter died in terror and pain in head-on accident. I also believe she drank before she tried to drive kids home. She had obvious pain. Others in her life do not report seeing her drink alcohol to excess. That if the question were asked, he'd probably have to invoke his privilege against self-incrimination.". In order for the closet alcoholic theory to be true, we would have to assume that Danny was in denial about Dianes behavior or simply unaware of it due to the fact that they were essentially ships in the night with their work schedules. How could I believe that God had been listening to my prayers.'. "We of course take no position on that. We want to believe that most incidents of murder and dismemberment occur at the hands of just a dozen serial killers rather than accepting the more-likely possibility that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of one-off killers out there our neighbors, selectmen, school teachers lone individuals who did something one time, so horrible in their lives, and then worked hard to cover up their singular transgression. So stomach should be empty. to me the aforementioned makes no sense, so when that happens you have to stand back and say, hmm do we know everything about science? Warren's sister, Diane Schuler, was behind the wheel . 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 parkway and collided head-on with an oncoming SUV. Diane Schuler's husband, Daniel Schuler, has repeatedly defended his wife, saying she was not a drinker and more likely suffered from some kind of medical condition that caused the crash. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It appears Diane specifically moved an open bottle of vodka from the camper her husband was driving to the mini-van she was driving but, why, if not to drink it along the way? Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. But I hope that everyone finds an answer one day. What a tragic story. No. Closet alcoholics can hold their liquor and I believe she loaded up so that she would have the courage to go through with it. To this day Diane Schuler's husband and family insist she was not a heavy drinker, but later said she occasionally smoked marijuana. Why would it suddenly happen to her the day she died? An independent investigator hired by the Schuler family obtained DNA testing and toxicology testing and confirmed the original results. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. i was with my husband and my newborn and we too were on our way to Yorktown Heights, same as Bastardi family was, to have our Sunday Supper with our family. Barbara also suggested Schuler may have suffered from a stroke, although the autopsy report showed no signs of stroke. At the same time, her husband left in a gray pickup with their family dog. This is pretty much all we would have to assume as the vodka bottle, BAC levels, THC levels, orange juice, and lack of food in her stomach all indicate that Diane was drinking heavily that morning with the intention of getting wasted. Hance's lawsuit was filed in state Supreme Court in Suffolk where lower courts limit awards to $25,000, according to the Post. Auto Brewery Syndrome appears more common in Japan than in the United States however, even in Japan, cases of the condition are exceedingly rare. Her minivan collided with an SUV, resulting in the deaths of Schuler, her daughter, her three nieces, and three passengers in the other car. Perhaps at something Danny said or that she learned just prior to leaving the campground. "Absolutely not.". Daniel Schuler announced with his lawyer on CNN's "Larry King Live" that he wants his wife's body exhumed and more tests be done in order to clear her name. In the minivan were her two children, Erin, age 2, and Brian, age 5, along with Schuler's nieces, Emma, Alyson, and Katie Hance, ages 8, 7 and 5. They were best friends.'. The 40-year-old describes the unbearable silence of her once lively home in Floral Park, her battle to save her marriage, why she lost her faith - and how she is desperately trying to be excited about her new baby, due in the fall. Mrs Hance said: 'Warren and I have struggled with our grief, and the differences in how we grieve, from the first day. An empty vodka bottle was found, smashed, in the mini-van wreckage. They still let kids in car with her. Findings by this expert can support your claim against the liable parties, which will increase your chances of recovering full damages. Thanks! Diane Schuler Latest Television Review Pursuing Answers, Two Years After a Tragic Collision The HBO documentary "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane" takes a hard look at Diane Schuler's. If Diane had that much alcohol in her system, I believe she would not even be walking, alcoholic or not. I dont believe she had Auto Brewery Syndrome. She lived in West Babylon, New York, and was a working mother with two sons. We are still holding on to hope that someday we will have clarity on all our unanswered questions in regard to that tragic day. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Daniel Schuler, who has tried to exhume his wife's body to prove her innocence in the crash, has also sued New York State, alleging the signposting on the parkway was inadequate. This Checklist Is the Key to Taking Care of Your Home (Without the Stress) By See Jane Drill on 28 Dec 2019. . There should have been food in her stomach at autopsy if the Auto Brewery Syndrome theory is to be believed it would be a high-sugar/high-carbohydrate meal that would induce the elevated ethanol level; and, yet, she had NO food in her system. Around that level you get tunnel vision," Spratt said. After the crash, countless friends suggested having another child would help the Hances recover. A doctor in New York offered to do the procedure for free, but she wasn't sure until the day before, when she had a dream about her girls. 3d 1094 (C.D. Multiple witnesses on the Taconic Parkway describe Diane as staring straight ahead, with an intent and determined look on her face. Now Mrs Hance is speaking out for the first time about the tragedy that ripped her family apart, ahead of a documentary seeking to clear her sister-in-law's name. Nearly two years ago, Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed her minivan into an oncoming S.U.V. She describes them as being 'more than just siblings. Sept. 1, 2009, 2:23 PM PDT / Source: NBCNewYork.com. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. "I'll See You Again" tells the story of how Hance grappled with her overwhelming . The Schulers had borrowed the minivan from their in-laws, the Hances. The fact that she was driving so fast on that road I live right near there and in such a straight line tells me that intent was there. Diane's niece died in the hospital . Prosecutors have said they will not file charges in relation to the crash. Schuler's wife Diane entered the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in 2009 and drove for nearly two miles before slamming head-on into another vehicle. She's not an alcoholic," Schuler told King. Therefore Marijuana, vodka (a lot of it) and pride killed everyone except her son. We would have to assume that the high THC levels in Dianes system and the opened vodka bottle found under a seat in the mini-van are irrelevant. This could be you next. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He said that I had been given a gift from that doctor and I had to use his gift before I could be with my babies. It was a challenge for investigators to piece together what happened in the hours before the crash and delve more deeply into the emotional and mental state of Ms. Schuler. Some members of the Bastardi family suggested that. But, the facts are the facts. Betsy Spratt, Westchester director of toxicology, said "there were approximately 10 drinks still in her" that had not metabolized yet. Ten years later, the crash continues to haunt the first responders and investigators who handled the case. According to investigation reports, nothing seemed strange or unusual with everyone on the trip. Schuler was returning from a family camping trip in the Catskills. So thats 30 oz. 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. Diane Schuler Crash - 100% Murder-Suicide I just watched "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," which I found interesting and thought-provoking. I dont believe it either. Schuler, her daughter and three nieces, and the three passengers in the oncoming SUV were killed. "Something medically had to have happened.". You can rely on our technical knowledge and experience in reconstructing crashes and complete detailed diagrams of the accident site. Auto Brewery Syndrome would account for Dianes rapid behavioral escalation. The mini-van had a trunk. 2015). Diane had the equivalent of 10 shots of alcohol in her bloodstream and an additional 10 shots of undigested alcohol in her stomach at the time of autopsy. You can't imagine how complex that question is. "I've been with her 13 years," Schuler said. Schuler was killed in the crash along with her 2-year-old daughter and three nieces. This is performed by accurately interpreting the clues left by the remaining physical evidence of the accident and then reconstructing and studying the preceding, during, and following the accident. She is known as the main subject of the Taconic State Parkway crash back in 2009. Son of NY wrong way crash victim says driver's husband "had a role" in "murder.". 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