Its hard to explain how she remained able to drive in that condition, other than maybe it wasnt affecting her motor skills all that much because she was so obese. Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that help control the amount of fluids and the balance of acids and bases (pH balance) in your body. Dont want to go out with a headache? 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. 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. Four others were also killed. It seems to me, if she were a closet alcoholic, she wouldnt be vomiting because she would be use to being drunk. She was driving aggressively in the wrong direction as she was delayed by traffic to reach the destination, reported Gone Too Soon Fandom Wiki. By Anahad O . Cause include *****dehydration*******. She then drank her emergency vodka to stop them. "You get up and walk. Congrats on four years and thanks for offering your perspective. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane. 0:04. These records are also consistent with this investigation as well as statements made by Daniel Schuler." 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. Where that difference goes tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that, you can only dream.. 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. At about 1 PM, another call was made to Hance from Schulers cell phone. Its also worth noting that if this were true then Diane Schuler is one rare unlucky woman. Christine Perkins Schuler 07/15/1954 - 12/14/2019. Those last few words are now the title of a new HBO documentary, directed by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner, Liz Garbus. Our thoughts continue to be with Jackie and Warren as they continue to heal from their horrific loss. 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 . If she had a reputation of never touching drugs and alcohol this would be a mystery but she did drink and its not a mystery. Can you guess where Actinomycetes and Aspergillus have been found? The mystery of how Schuler could race against highway traffic with a cargo of frightened kids baffled the nation. http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Other/schuler,%20diane_report.pdf. Also, there was a bottle of Absolut Vodka found in the wreckage. On July 26, 2009 Diane Schuler killed herself and seven others when she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. A broken, 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut vodka was also found in the wrecked minivan. 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. Husband of Taconic Parkway Crashs Diane Schuler Sues Brother-In-Law Who Lost His Three Daughters. Nor was there any reason to doubt the devotion Daniel Schuler pledged to the lone survivor of the crash: his five-year-old son Bryan who is recovering at Westchester Medical Center. I drank whiskey for headaches and beer for hangovers and wine if I was feeling intellectual. 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. 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. Where did she get it, and from whom? Do you have a source on that one? Two men in the other vehicle, Guy Bastardi and his father Michael, of Yonkers, were also killed. 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. A 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut was found in Schuler's wrecked Ford Windstar after the fiery July 26 smash-up, which killed her, her 2-year-old daughter, her three young nieces and three Yonkers men in the SUV she hit. 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 may be totally wrong here but I strongly believe multiple factors (in addition to the above) culminated into the perfect storm which left 8 people dead and many families heartbroken. Michael Bastardi Jr. said all the excuses from the Daniel Schuler team keeps the agony going for our family. It's the family'sway of giving back and reaching out to young girls across the globe. ", 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. 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. 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. Because most people I knew drank more than I did, my drinking was almost invisible. Before the firetrucks even arrived. 1. Diane Schuler drove away from Hunter Lake Campground on July 26, 2009, in a 2003 Ford Windstar owned by her brother. 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. And he never got his son any kind of counseling. Throughout the documentary, Daniel and Jay Schuler, Dianes sister-in-law, claim that Ruskin was not returning their phone calls for nine months. On the 911 tape released from the incident, a caller says Schuler was "going like a bat out of hell. I haven't seen that. and yet she had orange juice. If she did have diabetes then this is what it was and I know this for a fact. They suggested a blood clot, a stroke and her use of Anbesol. "There's something wrong with Aunt Diane" was made in 2011 (I think), and it ended with them saying that her husband is trying to get her body exhumed, but is having problems securing the necessary permissions. At first it was a horrifying mystery: Why did 36-year-old Diane Schuler drive her 2003 minivan for almost two miles the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway, especially with five small children in the car? 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! Sichol said a civil suit, even if it goes to trial, is not likely to answer everyones questions, the real question of why, what set her off that day.. 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, ? Also, one thing I noticed was Danny said they had breakfast at the campground. is the hallmark of hospitality. I feel like her vomiting and erratic behavior was caused by DTs. Emma (top), Alyson (right) and Kate Hance (Handout photo), wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway in 2009. Diane had had recent dental surgery so perhaps shed developed an infection following that surgery that went unchecked. 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. Hold on, let me check it out. If Diane really hadnt had anything to drink (which I dont think she did; why would she drive with kids; why would she continue to drive; have you ever had a blood-alcohol content of 0.19%? 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. Perhaps to fortify herself for the drive, Schuler reached for vodka and pot, substances she had probably used in the past. 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. The rest of the children and Diane died. Is there anything wrong or is there something wrong? 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. Symptoms normally develop slowly but they can also come on very suddenly. Thats when I tried to tie together the Auto-Brewery Syndrome and a blood infection. Hold on. It also makes sensational cover copy. in 75 years. On July 26, 2009, Emma, Alyson and Katie Hance died after a fatal accident on the Taconic State Parkway. Medical Examiners are not Gods, they overlook things, and they dont do everything on every autopsy. Witnesses flew into action to pull Schuler and the kids from the burning van, which had rolled over as it went down an embankment onto agrassy median. Many depressed people turn to substances to cope. 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. The combination of drug and alcohol intoxication creates even more issues. Trigger Warning: This Case Includes ChildrenLinks:https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources:HBO - There's something wrong with Aunt Dianehttps://en.. He drove our infant children 20 miles home from daycare every day. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. https://americanaddictioncenters.org/marijuana-rehab/what-can-marijuana-be-laced-with. One theory I had was that perhaps an infection within her oral cavity, left untreated for so long, could have resulted in bacteria (or even fungus [yeast???]) Hollywood Life This personality type fits a certain type of suicide profile. Im sorry that happened. 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. That was three or four hours before the crash. Like many women alcoholics, and perhaps like Diane, I was a secret drinker. Her husband, Daniel, took his pick-up . normal blood potassium level is 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L) They were the reason I was put here, I believe, because they were really amazing girls.. I try not to visualize it.. 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. 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. It was in the car. This would explain why she was looking for pain medication at a gas station. First published on May 20, 2016 / 7:13 PM. 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. And of course you think about it all the time, you can't help but think about it. When she was unable to find any, she self medicated with drugs and alcohol. I completely agree about the DTs. 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. 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. 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. 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. "We have gone on with our lives, holding their memories in our hearts with love, but not a day goes by that we don't think about our loss on July 26, 2009, the Bastardi family said in a statement to News 12. Where was she and what was she doing between 1030a and 1130A? La photo a t trs bien accueillie et a obtenu plus de 40 000 j'aime.2. Others interviewed said she was a "heavy" pot smoker. Her husband was in a deep denial bcos he was desperate to protect her reputation. The family will be present to receive friends . Her pain, her puking on the side of the road. The Journal News. Aspergillus, although uncommon, has caused meningitis and brain abscesses. OK! Im sure her family knows. Unfortunately this happened to one of us while she was driving. I dont remember ANYTHING though. I know that HBO paid him $100k to exhume the body, and it was referenced in many articles, but I don't see anything ever stating that it happened. No one ever suggested he smelled like alcohol or acted intoxicated. They lie and change their stories, depending on what they think people want to hear. After driving 1.7 miles (2.7 km), Diane Schuler struck a 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer head-on at 85 mph. that explain some of them. It feels good to condemn someone else, to say, "I would never do that," to excoriate people for their wrongdoing. 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. There does not need to be food in the stomach it could be in her small or large intestines. 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 . Her husbands continuing refusal to accept that she was drunk led to TV appearances with Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and others. My exes issue was revealed when he a) got caught drinking at work and, on the same day, b) when I forced him to go to therapy to discuss what I thought was severe anxiety/depression and he revealed the problem to his therapist. A couple things I wanted to note (I'm not accusing you of misrepresenting anything, I'm just trying to find any original sources that I missed and if you know of any conflicting info). We are still holding on to hope that someday we will have clarity on all our unanswered questions in regard to that tragic day. Do you have a source for the mysterious phone call the day before? But no one who came in contact w.her found her intoxicated. Whatever did happen to her, she was drunk and she was high. 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. 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/. He was in a hotel for two days before his body was discovered and the fluid they check was .463 for alcohol. 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.) Nope. Eight people, including Ms. Schuler, her daughter, three nieces and three men, died in the crash. The Hances say it is all about moving forward. There were also sighs of chronic smoking. She, her daughter, her three nieces, and three people in the SUV were killed in the crash. I really hope her family gets answers someday. Diane Schuler was sober when she left the campground, according to the campground's co-owner. Interesting theories, but the one thing that stands out to me is that she seemed DETERMINED to keep driving. They were completely broken. Ruskin then informs her that his tests corroborated the previous tests; that Schuler was highly intoxicated from alcohol and marijuana. My ex husband died in June at the age of 43 from alcoholism (internal bleeding due to chronic ethanol abuse.) The Schulers had borrowed the minivan from their in-laws, the Hances. I also read they found 6 g of alcohol just sitting in her stomach and lots in her blood, urine and brain. The accident made headlines, especially after it was revealed that a postmortem toxicology test showed that she . The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the . Her minivan collided with an SUV, resulting in the deaths of Schuler, her daughter, her three nieces, and three passengers in the other car. Second caller: Were on the Taconic going northbound by the Sleepy Hollow/Pleasantville exit Route 117. James and Michelle Butler: The Senseless Murder of 21-Year-Navy Veteran and Wife. The results of a toxicology report indicated that Schuler had a blood-alcohol level more than two times the legal limit and marijuana in her system. Vanished: Heidi Broussard (33) and Margot Carey (2wks). Jul 25, 2019, 3:14pm Updated on Jul . so wha Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. Her blood glucose was 4. The perfect tummy control bodysuit, a popcorn gadget, more bestsellers starting at $8. Every day 36 people are killed and 700 injured because of drunk driving, according to the CDC. 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. The sisters were the children of Diane Schuler's brother. Schuler, her daughter and three nieces, and the three passengers in the oncoming SUV were killed. 2:50. The SIL in the doc is basically raising the boy and says he doesn't see his dad much because he's always "working". A chloride blood test measures the amount of chloride in your blood. Diane was born on March 13, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri to Durward and Lottie House. 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. Maybe they couldve found out more. Josie, The only thing I have a hard time with is her being an alcoholic. On Friday, the eve of an event honoring their children, Warren sat down for a rare interview with CBS2's Jennifer McLogan. 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. Why in the world would she keep driving being that sick with FIVE kids in the car? Schulers minivan was in flames, the Bastardis SUV was decimated and bodies of dead and dying children were lying on the parkway. Shortly after 1:30 pm, Diane Schuler made a right turn from Pleasantville Road, onto the exit ramp for the Taconic State Parkway. No one thought I had a problem. To honor their daughters memory, they started the Hance Family Foundation, which helps young girls build confidence and self esteem. Another life-threatening consequence caused by untreated infections within the body could be meningitis. 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." Saying he can't get the permissions for exhumation, if the family really wants it done, it can be done, especially since HBO had given him the full funds. They symptoms include decreased mental processes (confusion, decreased responsiveness), difficultly speaking and movement (loss of muscle function), vision problems, and vomiting to name a few. Diane Schuler, her daughter Erin, and her three nieces also died in the crash. Read it yourself. Just FYI, I'm just curious, and was very disturbed by this case. ", She brings a heartbeat to this house again, Jackie said. From what i have seen about ABS ferments the carbohydrates in the small intestine. Judging others distracts us from our own behavior. Stomach contents indicate 180 mLs of gray fluid. Kate had a "faint heartbeat" after the crash but died at a hospital, the report said. Even if she had all the medical conditions people are speculating she had, which ultimately caused the high BAC level etc. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. I think an intoxicated person can order at McDonalds, but it really doesnt matter, Sichol said. s.24: "She stated that the driver was not swerving". Which could introduce fungi as well BUT there are a few notable examples of penicillin resistant bacteria. Susan Cheever is working on her 14th book, a biography pf Louisa May Alcott. 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. Schulers 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. 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. Daniel was a resident of Tonawanda, New York at the time of his passing. Ok so seems pretty solid until you remember, oh yea, that ridiculously high blood alcohol content and THC. 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. Her family is in denial. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. He knows his mother is dead and his father is trying to get him through this., 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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The lawsuit, expected within weeks, will be the first court action in the mystifying, horrific crash that occurred when an apparently intoxicated Schuler drove a minivan packed with kids against high-speed highway traffic for 1.7 miles on July 26. The patients body produces an unusually high amount of yeast in the gut. After Diane Schuler calls her brother,slurring her speech, calling him her husbands name (Danny), even though intoxicated, she knows if she gets pulled over shes going to jail for DUI, plus child endangerment. The loss of their daughters overwhelmed the couple with grief. 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. I just wanted one of us to be with the girls, and I didnt care who was there, me or him, if I had to kill him, or if he had to kill me, I just wanted one of us to be there, she said. When you have absolutely everything taken away from you and I mean everything when someone hands you something, it is everything, Warren said. Yeah, theres whole bunch of kids. Christine Diane Schuler of Westerville, Ohio died peacefully in the comfort of her own home surrounded by family on December 14, 2019. .