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. They lie and change their stories, depending on what they think people want to hear. The following investigation determined that Diane Schuler was heavily intoxicated during the time of the crash. Honestly the car is smashed. At about 1 PM, another call was made to Hance from Schulers cell phone. Watching that hbo special really changed my perspective, as soon as I heard her sons words: mommys head hurt & she could not see, thats it! 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 . Diane Schuler was driving back from a weekend at a Sullivan County campground. November 10, 2009 - Diane Schuler, Wrong-Way Crash Mom: Got Sick Twice Before Collision Killed Eight, Says Report August 11, 2009 - Paper: Reunion in the Works for Wrong-Way Crash Families She's seen becoming visibly ill. She gets shitfaced to work up the courage and to offer a reason for the crash as an accident vs a simple suicide. She could have snapped. Schuler left Liberty just after 11 AM, traveling along Route 17/Interstate 86 and Interstate 87, entering the Ramapo service area, and crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge, heading east. "With everybody basically having a cellphone, if someone spots it they're going to call immediately and hopefully we can get there and get to the person and intercept them," he said. Today, Daniel Schuler continues to refute claims that his wife is anything short of the perfect woman. FOR SUBSCRIBERS: A TACONIC CRASH TIMELINE: Tracing Diane Schuler's final hours, HEADLIGHTS HEADING YOUR WAY: What to do when faced with a wrong-way driver. Just days after the crash, toxicology reports conducted on Diane's body shocked everyone who knew her. Due to the crash and the publicity of it, the governor of New York David Paterson proposed the Child Passenger Protection Act, which would make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child under the age of 16 in the car. The two occupants of the Tracker suffered only minor injuries. There is a condition called Auto Brewery Syndrome that is rare, but real. Eight people, including four children, were killed in the three-car head-on collision July 26, 2009 in Briarcliff Manor along the Taconic State Parkway. This story floats around the internet as an unsolved mystery. Trigger Warning: This Case Includes ChildrenLinks:https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources:HBO - There's something wrong with Aunt Dianehttps://en.. Meanwhile, her husband, Daniel Schuler, was in another vehicle. Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial My exes extreme alcoholism didnt happen overnight. Thats when I tried to tie together the Auto-Brewery Syndrome and a blood infection. Susan Watts/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images. Schulers family persisted in refusing to accept the test results. Dont want to go out with a headache? Aspergillus is an invasive fungi found pretty much everywhere. However this time, since she had been drinking on and off during the weekend and maybe even other times leading up to that weekend, she probably did not eat well (substantial nutrient rich foods) and probably did not drink alot of water. Second caller: Yes were on the Taconic going northbound right by the exit for Sleepy Hollow/Pleasantville. I am thinking that unfortunately Diane might have been drinking after they left while driving, probably did this before with no issues. These seem consistent with reports of Dianes behavior that day. Recommended. 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. Caller: Good God. Certainly not to drive straight, wrong side of the road or not. Nearly 60 percent of the cases involving alcohol had drivers with blood-alcohol levels at 0.15%or higher. Schuler was not alone in that van, driving back to Long Island. No possible explanation suffices for the horrific July 26 crash, in which Ms. Schuler, returning from a camping trip, drove 1.7 miles in the wrong direction on a curvy . He was in a hotel for two days before his body was discovered and the fluid they check was .463 for alcohol. Throughout the documentary, Daniel and Jay Schuler, Dianes sister-in-law, claim that Ruskin was not returning their phone calls for nine months. Jackie Hance has filed for unspecified damages from the estate of Diane Schuler, after her three daughters died in a horrific crash when she barrelled in the wrong direction down the Taconic . A final autopsy report shows Diane Schuler was drunk -- and there was no evidence of other medical conditions that explain the deadly crash. The entire event took less than three minutes. There had to be another explanation, he said: a stroke triggered by a tooth abscess, perhaps. One last thing, there are a thousand things that could happen to any one of us at any given moment that would give any one of us these very same symptoms and behaviors, and has happened to many; they have docuseries and many medical dramas (House, CSI franchises, Forensic Files,etc.) Blunt force trauma is the initial trauma (the immediate impact from the collision) from which develops more specific types such as bruises, abrasions, lacerations and/or bone fractures. The purse: In the documentary pause it at the photo of the Vodka bottle. It seems to contradict the tox report. But by the time he arrived at the scene, Schuler had left, and tragedy was on the horizon. The following photos are of the collision site only, and do not feature autopsy and cadaver photos. This is where I thought about a few common organisms found within the nose, throat and mouth, called Actinomyces and a fungi called Aspergillus. Aspergillus, although uncommon, has caused meningitis and brain abscesses. This is not something that someone performing a basic autopsy would be looking for and could very well have been overlooked, especially when the stomach contents was not even analyzed. That Diane Schuler, . I dont think well ever know, but Id like to hear the viewpoint of her inlaws. There are types of strokes that can be missed if you are not looking for them. A broken, 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut vodka was also found in the wrecked minivan. Diane appeared normal with a blank stare to other drivers which makes sense for this condition, too. The person can become very drunk very suddenly without any consumption of alcohol. Ruskin then informs her that his tests corroborated the previous tests; that Schuler was highly intoxicated from alcohol and marijuana. Over the course of the investigation, Daniel Schuler eased up on his initial claims that his wife never drank during their camping weekend. ", PREVIOUSLY ON CRIMESIDERAugust 11, 2009 - Paper: Reunion in the Works for Wrong-Way Crash FamiliesAugust 10, 2009 - Paper: Wrong-Way Crash Mom's Husband Had DWIAugust 7, 2009 - Crash Mom's Husband: Killer or Victim: Who Was Wrong-Way Crash Mom?August 6, 2009 - Crash Mom's Husband: "I Would Marry Her Again Tomorrow" August 5, 2009 - Despicable! 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. Thomas Gleason, commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, said he doesn't think the county's roads are more susceptible to wrong-way drivers. A blood alcohol test in ABS would have the exact same results as someone drinking large amounts of alcohol. As they pulled Diane Schuler out, they reported seeing a large bottle of Absolut Vodka broken on the floor of the drivers side a report that would be taken into account when the medical examiner performed his autopsy. Two hours later, Warren Hance would receive his daughters worried phone call. Of those that responded to the crash, the first two were fellow drivers who had witnessed the ordeal. It all depends how Much sugar Ive had in my system. She was probably trying not to drink with the kids. It seems to me, if she were a closet alcoholic, she wouldnt be vomiting because she would be use to being drunk. I dont see the fit. Diane and Erin were among the eight people killed in a fiery crash on Sunday, July 26, 2009, when Diane Schuler plowed into an SUV while driving the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in Westchester . Diane Schulers family, however, denied all allegations of intoxication and several people Schuler had interacted with over the course of the morning backed up the familys claims. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { I dont remember any of it and dont even remember getting into the car. shes going to jail for a long time, Her thinking at that point, under the influence she decides to get rid of her self and all the witnesses, ? The patients body produces an unusually high amount of yeast in the gut. Signs of dehydration include: The pain of the abscess, combined with vodka and marijuana, could have put her in a temporary state of deliriumthat triggered her fatal behavior. According to Barbara, Diane Schuler suffered from diabetes though additional sources cite Schuler as having had gestational diabetes a temporary condition related to a prior pregnancy rather than a chronic condition. I also read they found 6 g of alcohol just sitting in her stomach and lots in her blood, urine and brain. Diane Schuler was able to do so. #inline-recirc-item--id-d466033c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-d466033c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { Diane was the first pulled out of the car. However, at the same time that Diane was reporting heavy traffic, other motorists on the NY Thruway were reporting a different series of events. On November 7, Ruskin announced that the Schuler family had raised the money to retest Schulers tissue samples and that the retesting would take place soon. The autopsy report, prepared by Dr. Aleksandar Milovanovic of the Westchester County medical examiner's office, describes Diane Schuler's body and her injuries in grotesque -- but makes no mention . 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. 1. We left for detox the next day his first stay was in May 2018 and when I dragged him there, his BAC was .476 and he had to go to the ER for two days first. Three men in the Chevrolet outrider, 81-year-old Michael Bastardi, his 49-year-old son Guy, and Diane's boyfriend, . There were lawsuits and later, sealed settlements against Schuler's estate. Diane died from blunt force trauma. But he said the Taconic is well-marked. Do you know if anyone has contacted Dianes family to relay this information to them? I would like to suggest a possibility. / CBS News. I have to add this idea that her marijuana was tainted with some other drug like PCP. Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that help control the amount of fluids and the balance of acids and bases (pH balance) in your body. It was 12:58 on the afternoon of July 26, 2009. Its a complete cop out to say she was drunk and high. Also, there was a bottle of Absolut Vodka found in the wreckage. 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"Just about every case that we've experienced and that I've seen in 36 years has involved some type of impairment, whether drugs or alcohol," he said. Diane Schuler her two children and three nieces did not get any chance to survive the crash. Warren Hance received a phone call. Authorities believe Schuler was not an alcoholic, according to the station. I left him in September 2018 and he lived with relatives or in hotels from December 2018 until his death. She was fine, but she did ask for Tylenol.. August 7, 2009 - Crash Mom's Husband: Killer or Victim: Who Was Wrong-Way Crash Mom? I was married twelve years and I swear on my life I never for a second thought his drinking was anywhere near as bad as it was. I was about to suggest the same thing. The exit ramp itself is unmarked. 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. For the next 75 years, almost to the day, this tragedy would be Westchester Countys worst automobile accident one that the population hoped theyd never come close to again. it is all a chain reaction. There are many reasons why you may have low blood sugar, including: Taking too much insulin. Documents released Friday show that Schuler pulled over twice prior to the crash, where she was seen "bent over as if she was sick" at 11:45 a.m., and again 30 minutes later, outside the van, "like she's getting sick," WCBS reports. 911 operator: Sleepy Hollow, Pleasantville? Hold on, let me check it out. 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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. The fact that witnesses all say she was totally sober etc. When the body goes through a massive trauma such as Diane did in the car accident, the body cells release a high amount of potassium. Ive shared this info via msg on the Hance Family Foundations FB page several months ago. In New York, the level for intoxicated driving is 0.08%. 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. I really dont know. Eventually, despite the Schuler teams efforts, investigators ruled the crash a homicide after claiming the deaths were caused by negligent driving. An astonishing sequence of pictures of the final minutes of Princess Diana's life have emerged as the long-awaited inquest into her death finally opened today. and yet she had orange juice. They almost missed Bryan, as he was under his siblings and cousins. On July 26, 2009, 36-year-old Diane Schuler drove the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York. The red Ford minivan hurtled down the fast lane of the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant but it wasn'tgoing north. 911 operator: Sleepy Hollow Police 911 emergency. } At approximately 9:30 AM on Sunday, July 26, 2009, Schuler left the Hunter Lake Campground in Parksville, New York, in a red 2003 Ford Windstar. I know for a fact she wasnt drunk when she came into the station, he said in a news report. I also understand that there are plenty of people who have more than 5 kids and travel/drive just fine, just thought Id mention that. The incidents range from a New York City womanwhodrove the wrong way while drunk on the Sprain in Greenburgh in April to a White Plains man with a blood-alcohol level at 0.22% nearly three times the legal limit arrested in Ardsley last September after driving north on the soutbound New York State Thruway. Volunteer fire chief Joseph LaGrippo, one of the first at the scene of the horrific Taconic crash, described it as something no human should have to see., Ill never forget what happened that day.. Hance reportedly told Schuler to stay off the road while he came to meet them; follow-up calls from Hance to Schuler were not answered. Hold on. She and her husband Daniel had been camping for the weekend with their children and nieces at the Hunter Lake Campground in Parksville, New York. Arthur Boyko of Troop K. The ages of the victims and the nature of the accident made it harder.. They realized in the hospital that I stop breathing in my sleep so after a period of time my oxygen keeps dropping. Route 117, what is this? Second caller: The car is missing pieces. But there is a reason and we'll never know what that reason is. The Taconic wrong-way crash has been the subject of two books, true-crime podcasts and a 2011HBO documentary that drew its title from the chilling words of 8-year-old Emma Hance: "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," who had expressed concern about her aunt's condition in a cellphone call to her father shortly before the crash. *********, Alcohol is a diuretic. If she did have diabetes then this is what it was and I know this for a fact. Schulers 5-year-old son, Bryan, was the sole survivor of the accident. 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 killed when the Long Island . 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