Traces of THC in her body suggested that she had smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes before the crash. 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. [quote] I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. Just as eyewitnesses reported Schuler seemed to have her faculties at the time of the crash, two witnesses from the campgrounds later maintained there was nothing out of the ordinary when Schuler and the family left. Worth the watch. She also said something to her brother during that last phone call that was probably very telling about her motives. She is known as the main subject of the Taconic State Parkway crash back in 2009. 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And then, for whatever reason, Diane decided to drop her phone and sped off to die. There are signs, EVERYONE IGNORED THESE SIGNS? Before this call, Schuler made three, increasingly frantic calls from her cell not the one, calm conversation thats been previously reported. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. Or the perfect wife and mother described by so many who knew her? Schuler's family, including her husband, Daniel Schuler, blamed her bizarre behavior on an undefined medical condition. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Diane seemed to have a lot of hidden anger/resentment also. She still drove while fucked up and killed lots of people. Documentary. But she packages it well in a film thats like a more meticulous and dignified version of one of those network television prime-time crime compendiums a 48 Hours Mystery with more heart and brain. (If you are a man, you will have difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection.) Schuler's surviving husband, Daniel, spent years denying Schuler was intoxicated at the time of the accident and insisted she was an upstanding wife and mother. She then got some orange juice so she mix more vodka into it and drink it without the kids seeing it. The film follows Dianes husband and sister-in-law, who have been trying to clear Dianes name ever since her death. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. In light of the Patriots Drive Safe SGA Spring Project, this true crime documentary about Diane Schuler is also a story that students can learn from. The lawsuits against the estate of Diane Schuler, 36, claimed she was negligent when she drove a minivan south in the northbound lanes of the parkway on July 26, 2009. Maybe Lawn Guyland Danny can check in here and tell us the answers to all these questions She's still dead r55. The first call Diane made was relatively unpanicked. She was angry at her husband for being such a useless loser. But court records show that civil cases, including one filed by the Bastardi family in December 2009, had been settled by April. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. Maybe one of them could have interceded and prevented the accident. The poor kid, his mother and sister dead, and stuck with a lamebrain asshole of a father. Yet she had no choice but to ride on, helplessly, to her death. I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. During the Taconic State Parkway crash, some eyewitnesses reported Schuler looked calm and in control. But it really was simple. She said something about it during the call to her brother. You will have trouble walking or standing and are at a greater risk of hurting yourself physically. After all, Princess Diana's mother abandoned her at 6 years old, and look what a nut she turned out to be. The Overlook Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 2023 edition, taking place in New Orleans from March 30-April 2, naming the world premiering Universal horror-comedy Renfield as its Any history of mental illness? Privacy Policy This story has been shared 136,057 times. The World is Ending: Donating without dignity, Senior skip day: rest day for students, disruptor for teachers, The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School, Your email address will not be published. Also: early on, she called her sister-in-law to say that there was a lot of traffic and that was delaying her getting back with her nieces. R76 I also agree she had likely made the decision and was determined to go out wasted. You said it best. But the egregious nature of the accident is highly unique. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way Her blood alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08. This thread has definitely made me realize this. R65 that's no way to describe Datalounge Danny! If she did it to excess or was actually an alcoholic it would have been easy to hide it from that clueless family. I guess it's over. He blamed gestational diabetes, though Diane was not known to be pregnant. Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case For Reasonable Doubt? That child knew she was in trouble. The child calls her parents and is crying because Diane is screaming at the kids to shut the hell up. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000281.htm. For the last couple of months, she didnt appear to be a happy woman.. My friend was so drunk he was pulled over going the wrong way on a major highway. Pursuing Answers, Two Years After a Tragic Collision, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/arts/television/theres-something-wrong-with-aunt-diane-on-hbo-review.html. I think the most aggravating thing (not the most devastating thing, as that would be the death of innocent children) about this case is that we will simply never know what in the hell really happened to cause her to behave the way she did. And of course, there was the fact that Diane's mother had abandoned Diane and her brothers when Diane was only nine, leaving Diane to become the "woman of the house" to her siblings. [quote]That's just another lame, totally unproven excuse for Shuler's behavior. Although Schulers husband, Daniel, contested the results, initial autopsy reports indicated Schuler was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crash. I know everyone is suing everyone, the Hances had a baby and there were two books written by family members of those killed. Why didn't she just leave the car and kill herself by jumping off a bridge or something? Diane told her brother she was having tunnel vision the very phrase Ive seen associated with heavy drinking. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. It happens much more than you think, usually without injury or fatalities. To make matters worse, her son that survived is now taken care of by his dad/ Diane's husband, who is kinda abusive to the son. So instead alerting the cops they gambled on the lives of the children--just to keep the drunken sow from getting a DUI. Yet Schuler offered himself up, grim-faced, to the press, insisting his wife had an occasional glass of wine and tossed the rest of the bottle away. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." NR. I tend to think it was intentional, but I don't think it was premeditated. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Full Review Jackie Hance had another baby to replace the three girls she lost. Those were the awful, last words of Emma Hance, who at 9 was the eldest of the five kids riding in the death car during the fiery, horrific crash in Westchester, a source close to the case told me. [1] It premiered on HBO on July 25, 2011.[2]. No, Emma, the oldest Hance child, called her MOTHER, and it was to her mother she said "there's something wrong with Aunt Diane." This was at 12:58PM. Grennan was the attorney in one of the Westchester County cases, representing Bryan Schuler, who was 5 at the time and the sole survivor, and the estate of Erin Schuler, 2, who was killed. I recently watched this documentary and found several threads here about Diane Schuler but I can't seem to find any updates as of 2013? The Bastardi and Longo families pushed for prosecutors to convene a grand jury, but it never happened. After her mom left, I think Diane was molested by one of her brothers or fathers. I have no idea. "I'm really honestly just disgusted the way this whole thing went. It makes me wonder at what point is that day she decided she was going to just kill all of them? Maintaining cookie cutters lives is not worth the price. Anyway, the way they were trying to absolve her of responsibility for killing eight people was sickening. Other excuses for her: she was having a stroke, she was having a seizure, she had diabetes, she had a tooth abscess, she had a cyst on her leg that may be induced a blood clot. Schuler had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19, more than twice the legal limit. Watchlist. July 24, 2011. She was the breadwinner in the family and had to take full responsibility for the kids. Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. There was an interesting discussion on this sub, perhaps last year, where some people who were familiar with heavy marijuana use + high amounts of alcohol being quickly consumed = being super extremely fucked up. Maybe it was Ambien?". Its a gripping and terrifying account, making use of video footage, cellphone conversations and testimony from investigators and a number of witnesses. Eight-year-old Emma Hance, Schulers eldest niece, called her father from the vehicle approximately a half hour prior to the fatal crash, saying: Daddy, there is something wrong with Aunt Diane.. TOP CRITIC. That is a big jump for someone who drinks too heavily but generally keeps good outward appearances. At one point the retarded hubby said "could she have been hallucinating and drinking vodka thinking it was water?" So 'apparently' Danny (the husband of Diane) was having an affair with Jackie Hance (the sister in-law who lost 3 daughters). The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. Actually I do think Diane's husband was simple minded. Verified Audience. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. The articles and interview with investigators at a press conference said that Diane had the equivalent of 10 drinks in her system and that a giant empty bottle of Absolut Vodka was found on the floor of the drivers side as witnesses pulled Dianes body out of the burning vehicle. But I lean towards intentional act. Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. No doubt she needed to take the edge off frequently and did it by drinking and smoking pot. You'd think she had no anger at all. Very good post R40; the story fascinated me too - because it starts out as coverage of this terrible accident in which the circumstance seem so inconsistent with the person everyone thought they knew, but as the story unfolds, you get insight into what happened with this woman and how the people that think they knew her (like her sister in law) really had no clue. She was pulling over to puke, ffs. I do.). I'm not saying that is the answer, or that I'm remembering 100% correctly, but after reading those first-hand accounts, I was convinced it could have played a role in her behavior. I was surprised to learn that Diane has taken all of her nieces camping with just her, her husband, and her kidsthe parents of the girls did not go with them. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane True Crime Obsessed True Crime On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler left the campgrounds in upstate New York where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on Long Island. Money will out eventually. But did she leave it there on purpose, or was she so fucked up she set it down and forgot it? C'mon. Also, did any of her coworkers come forward to say what she was like to work with and if she showed any signs of problem drinking (calling out often, making up excuses to stay home, etc)? She drank and smoked to give herself courage/numb the pain, and she 100% got on the highway on the wrong side intentionally to kill herself and her kids. Sunday morning when she got up she was still drunk from the night before. The link at R11 was so poorly written it was unreadable. The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway. But so many who knew Schuler described her as the perfect wife and mother, and so the desperate hunt for answers began. By Joe Reid Jul 30, 2018. Its actually pretty common. She's going really fast because she just wants to get home and go to bed. Directors Liz Garbus Genres Documentary Subtitles None available This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location Five young children were in the car as well: her son, her daughter and three nieces. Plus, as the documentary unfolds, we're given more and more insights into the personal problems that may have led her to Diane's final destructive act. She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. Hello. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? By creating an account, you agree to the A guy I went to college with got on the highway going the wrong way, drunk, supposedly after taking a nap at a rest area. I take it to sleep and I haven't done anything crazy. In sharp contrast to the toxicology report, Schuler had no known history of substance abuse or psychological problems and was generally known as a loving and stable wife and mother. Since this aired I have read comments saying that it could have been that Diane blacked out after taking Ambien. R25s theory would explain why the family was acting so cagey about the phone call and also why Dianes sister-in-law was so subdued in the book she wrote about the crash. Not one person who has a cousin who is married to someone who used to work with diane schuler? Why not just drink enough to take the edge off & get home safely? I agree that it was likely a murder-suicide. Someone suggested that she wasn't looking for pain meds in there but for alcohol. [quote] Her husband, brother and sister-in-law all know she's impaired but figure it's something she always does so she'll manage. I think something happen on that camping trip, like she found out her waste of space of a husband was having an affair and lost her shit. Reportedly, she had her hands firmly on the steering wheel at "ten and two" while she stared straight ahead. I don't get it. I don't know how much you'd have to take to sleep drive or sleep eat. Some features on this site require a subscription. HBO's 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane' Documentary examines fatal crash by wrong-way driver on N.Y. highway. "When you are on Ambien you could eat a whole meal and drink a bottle of booze and not even know it. 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 leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. She calls her brother. told her on the phone that his independent lab tests returned the same results as the original autopsy regarding Diane's blood alcohol levels. There was also a quid pro quo at work. I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. She has time on the drive to ponder things, and seems to be driving aimlessly. I totally agree. By what name was There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) officially released in Canada in English? After reading in the NY Daily News that Aunt Diane *left her cell phone on the side of the road* after that last mysterious phone call with the brother (purposely leaving it behindthe only item she did that with) and suddenly driving pin straight 80-85mph down the wrong side of the freeway (after she had weaved and tailgated and driven erratically before for 60 miles and the the brother said he was on his way and for her to stay put after the last phone call) I definitely think she did it on purpose. She overdid it and.the rest is history. It is also possible to buy "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" on Apple iTunes as download or rent it on Apple iTunes online. All Critics. Why blow her cover by getting that wasted? Ms. Garbus offered to move forward the fitful investigation that Mr. Schuler and Jay Schuler have sponsored in their effort to vindicate Diane, or at least to explain her behavior. A 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut was found in Schulers 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. There are two contradictory sets of questions in the case, depending on who is asking, and Ms. Garbus pursues them all. The drinking and pot, to me, seem like probable 'working herself up to actually doing it after deciding to do it' aids. I can't imagine anything more awful than being a kid in that van. That was when he mentioned the loss of his daughter. She was a selfish pig either way. The gas station/store attendant said she was sober as well when she care in to try to buy some Tylenol. WTF? Her husband, brother and sister-in-law all know she's impaired but figure it's something she always does so she'll manage. She got a phone call from her brother and spoke with to him for two minutes before leaving her phone and driving off. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. I just watched "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," which I found interesting and thought-provoking. Diane Schuler, 30 who died in the wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway recently seemed under pressure, like work and family were getting to her, said the pal, Sheila, who asked that her last name be withheld. She bought orange juice to use as a mixer! And then ignored her children's screams of terrors and pleas to pull over as traffic was coming head on. Depression and mental health can cause a person to do insane things. Many theories abound as to whether Schuler deliberately caused the crash that killed her family members. The official HBO poster of Theres Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, a documentary from 2011. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Perhaps this one got more coverage as a result of the documentary. He didnt realize it until the police told him. Personal experience and the description below from St. John's University would suggest that she would be coherent enough to know what she was doing, even if a bit drunk. I'll add a key piece of evidence - her BAC of 0.19. Done deal. Terms and Policies I think R21 nailed it. There was one interesting scene where, when asked if the family was going to pay to exhume the body and do more testing, sister in law Jay said something to the effect of, "well we can't do that because we don't have Diane's salary coming in anymore." reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. Im just wondering at what point exactly she started what seems to have been a binge? Ah, thanks, R73. Not 100% anyway. Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs. And her husband was a lazy prick. Leaving the phone behind on the side of the road and then getting in the minivan with the kids for the final time looks pretty bad. The film follows Diane's husband and sister-in-law, who believe that Diane may have had a medical emergency that precipitated the crash, and who hire a lawyer and PI to investigate that . Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. Top Critics. I know from my mother's experience as the oldest daughter among five siblings that, even with two parents present, she was expected to help with the younger kids in a way that her older brother was not. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. It's heart breaking that the witnesses that saw her getting sick - throwing up did not walk over to see if she needed assistance. She gets out of the car a few times to puke. [R40] is on the nose, too. Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. He hopes they will eventually be willing to sit down. After watching, I poked around Reddit and was shocked to see that the general consensus seems to be that she over-medicated and went into an incoherent state leading to the crash. On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler left the campgrounds in upstate New York where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on Long Island. See production, box office & company info, I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Jane Velez-Mitchell: Episode dated 26 July 2011. Maybe it was Ambien? That would be illuminating. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. ", I agree that she was drunk and high, btw. It's August - hot and humid. Interesting. He was not worth putting up with. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. She had a lot of pent up rage. The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. (Not making sure his 2 year old daughter had a car seat?). This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. The film profiles Diane Schuler, who caused the fatal car accident, through interviews with her family members and friends, and attempts to piece together Schuler's actions on the day of the accident, in order to determine why the accident took place. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban m Read allThis documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. If this was a tv movie Rosie O'Donnell could play Diane and Patton Oswalt could be Danny. On one hand, why was Ms. Schuler driving with marijuana and the equivalent of 10 shots of alcohol in her body, as tests later showed? 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