According to the documentary, they simply cannot reconcile the toxicology results with the loving mother and aunt who would never knowingly endanger her children.. She's driving straight ahead probably with one eye closed because she's seeing double. "It's been a long five years," said Michael Bastardi Jr., whose father and brother were killed when Diane Schuler of Long Island drove her minivan head-on into their car. All three passengers in the other vehicle were killed, as were Diane, her daughter and three nieces. Eight people were killed in the fatal accident. Or maybe one of them said something to her which set her off, because she saw that the pattern was repeating. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. There's something wrong with Ginny in billing. 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. There are signs, EVERYONE IGNORED THESE SIGNS? The HBO documentary "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane" takes a hard look at Diane Schuler's horrifying car crash in 2009, which killed her and seven other people. [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. WTF? 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Of course anything is possible in a drunken blackout, but the question is why a closet alcoholic would drink herself into a drunken blackout with those kids in the car when she'd be home so soon & her family was expecting her. Her hands are on the wheel in the 2:00 and 10:00 position. R39, I just saw the documentary. The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. They stalked and harassed her for months leading up to it. And it was entirely her own fault. Meanwhile, her husband, Daniel Schuler, was in another vehicle. You may begin feeling tired because the depressant qualities of alcohol begin to take effect. The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. Its unclear why Schuler did not call her husband, Daniel, who was supposed to be driving home in his truck at the same time Diane took the kids. By what name was There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) officially released in Canada in English? She didn't feel like dealing with 5 little kids and wasn't looking forward to the boring 2 hour ride home. Yeah, Diane's brother not calling the police right away is the tip off for me that they all knew she was drunk. He didnt realize it until the police told him. She had a lot of pent up rage. Or someone who left the dreadfully tacky long island years ago but still knows the goings-on at home? Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Diane Schuler was a 36-year-old woman from New York. If she WASNT such a heavy drinker that 190 made her so impaired Why did she take such an outrageous risk by drinking and driving with kids in the car? That last weekend she was stuck with a long drive and five kids while her cluck of a husband took off with just the dog. It chronicles the Schuler family's absolute denial that Diane was drunk and high at the time of the crash.". What I do not understand is how was she smoking pot without the kids noticing? I guess it's over. 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. But yeah. On July 26, 2009, 36-year-old Diane Schuler drove the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York. I can't imagine anything more awful than being a kid in that van. Aunt Diane on her wedding day; I was surprised that she doesnt look like an evil lush (I havent seen the documentary yet). I just assumed anecdotally that it was pretty rare. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. 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.. I would side with you that it was murder/suicide. She overdid it and.the rest is history. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane. I wonder if he's still a security guard? site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Thank you, Janice Min. What is Daniel Schuler up to these days and his closet-smoker sister in law? She gets out of the car a few times to puke. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. The gas station/store attendant said she was sober as well when she care in to try to buy some Tylenol. Nine days after her deadly crash, Dianes toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of .19% the equivalent of ten drinks and more than twice the legal limit as well as a high blood level of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. That does make the marriage was was in major trouble thing make sense. On the other hand, there are the questions that Ms. Schulers husband, Daniel, has steadfastly raised: Were the tests mistaken? I do have to go to sleep right away cuz it makes me ravingly hungry. Let's also consider the evidenceshe drove perfectly to a McDonald's, rest stop, etc., had the cohesion to use her phone and make a call, but somehow cannot recognize the fact that she is driving on the wrong side of the highway, and does so perfectly straight without any swerving, etc. Were the smaller children strapped into car seats? 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. 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 . ", I agree that she was drunk and high, btw. I'm watching it. Worth the watch. She drives up the Taconic the wrong way and doesn't even realize it. This case has also fascinated me for years. Its so tragic and unfortunate when there are no survivors left to report on an incident. She was angry at her husband for being such a useless loser. Ah, thanks, R73. Five years after a violent wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway killed eight people including four young children a flurry of civil lawsuits stemming from the crash have been dropped or quietly settled, with the terms sealed by a state judge. She eventually crashed into an oncoming SUV, which ended up killing herself and seven others. To me, this is all pretty cut and dry - she had been unhappy/depressed in her life for quite some time - raising kids with a deadbeat husband after having her own mother walk out at an early age. I don't think it's clear cut at all. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane TV Movie 2011 TV-MA 1 h 41 m IMDb RATING 6.7 /10 5.8K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 0:47 1 Video 6 Photos Documentary Crime This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Maybe Lawn Guyland Danny can check in here and tell us the answers to all these questions She's still dead r55. Full Review 2011. The World Is Ending: Amazon Rainforest, dying? I do.). 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. 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. If this is true, Dumb Danny From Long Guyland is a real asshole for suing the families of the little girls! It has all of the hallmarks of intention in it. Interesting. Did she plan to kill all the kids before the camping trip or did she decide it suddenly when she was was driving home? Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. R65 that's no way to describe Datalounge Danny! Its really bizarre and I admit I dont understand this case in that way. End of story. I tend to think it was intentional, but I don't think it was premeditated. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. If this was a standard ugly crash - fine, I totally buy it. Bastardi and several attorneys associated with the court cases declined to discuss the cases Wednesday. All rights reserved. She was just impaired enough that it probably felt like just a dream. For the last couple of months, she didnt appear to be a happy woman.. She was a murderer that took the lives of 5 innocent children and 3 innocent men and her husband, bother and sister-in-laws - Jackie and Jay all covered for her. Diane told her brother she was having tunnel vision the very phrase Ive seen associated with heavy drinking. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Long Island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph. 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. Her alcoholism makes more sense. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. She drove against traffic for roughly 1.7 miles at speeds reportedly as high as 85 miles per hour. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+ [HBO] HD. This story has been shared 100,023 times. She also said something to her brother during that last phone call that was probably very telling about her motives. 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. I don't think this was the 1st time Diane had driven drunk with children in the car. That would be illuminating. On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler set off in her car toward home on Long Island, a drive she had made numerous times before. I read in one article that the kids were playing at the McDonalds playpen thing for an hour. 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. 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 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. | Jul 2, 2018. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. Yes, why hasn't her brother ever revealed the details of the phone call to Diane? One thing is clear child welfare authorities are having trouble accepting that Daniel Schuler was clueless that his wife was drinking and drugging while driving. When Emma made that final call to her father, she also said how her aunt was having trouble seeing and talking funny [] slurring. Investigators later recovered a vodka bottle from the TrailBlazer. 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. Jesus Christ! This contrasts with the aftermath of her actions. All Critics. told her on the phone that his independent lab tests returned the same results as the original autopsy regarding Diane's blood alcohol levels. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Thats my theory as to why the brother wont talk about their conversation. . The HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane tracked Daniel's journey to clear his wife's name. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. Your email address will not be published. All Audience. [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. Authorities want to figure out if Schuler, who denied that his wife even liked the taste of alcohol, is a danger to his son. It seemed to want to find a medical reason to account for Diana Schuler's abominable behavior. Four lawsuits have been settled from a 2009 crash that killed eight after a drunk and high West Babylon woman drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway, according to court documents and attorneys handling two of the cases. The story of Diane Schuler and the horrifying collision she caused is a series of mysteries that probably cant be solved but that could, from some angles, be seen as fairly easy to explain. She was angry at her mother for leaving her family. I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. Privacy Policy Thanks for taking the time to write this up. "July 25, 2011: HBO releases "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," with the cooperation of Daniel Schuler and his sister-in-law Jay. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. I just don't understand how people can think someone goes from driving perfectly fine, using a cell phone totally fine, being "coherent" by all account witnesses, and having experience with heavy drinking, to "she drank herself to the point that she didn't realize she was driving the wrong-way for 2 miles without swerving.". Some viewers may complain that Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane is on the side of Mr. Schuler and his wifes other defenders, because Ms. Garbus spends more time with him and his sister-in-law, Jay Schuler, than with anyone else. Directed by Liz Garbus; produced by Ms. Garbus and Julie Gaither; edited by M. Watanabe Milmore; director of photography, Michael Tucker; music by Jonathan Zalban. Warren, her dad, came in at the end of the conversation and called back at 1:02PM where he spoke to Diane and she was slurring, incoherent and called him Danny. I'll add a key piece of evidence - her BAC of 0.19. Money will out eventually. Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case For Reasonable Doubt? 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. He also is the attorney in one of the Court of Claims cases. Columbia School of Journalism. I think R21 nailed it. Documentary . May the innocents rest in peace. 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. (although obvs. She definitely could have been. (Not making sure his 2 year old daughter had a car seat?). 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. Watchlist. [R21] sounds like he/she was right in the car! 'SOMETHING WRONG WITH AUNT DIANE' By Andrea Peyser August 7, 2009 6:30am IN THE minutes before Diane Schuler drunkenly smashed her vehicle while traveling in the wrong direction on the. But the egregious nature of the accident is highly unique. She drank some vodka right out of the bottle and probably smoked some pot. I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage? .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. My r11 that was an interesting take. You don't have enough exposure. Required fields are marked *. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. 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. "When you are on Ambien you could eat a whole meal and drink a bottle of booze and not even know it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. --. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. Its interesting to note that Diane called the brother and SIL multiple times but never called the husband once after they left the campgrounds. I'm not going to speculate on any specific molestation etc. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Not 100% anyway. She was the breadwinner in the family and had to take full responsibility for the kids. I can understand her being consumed with grief but it feels like she's holding back and it makes it more tragic. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review. click ACCEPT. At one point the retarded hubby said "could she have been hallucinating and drinking vodka thinking it was water?" The decision to leave the phone on the side of the road after the kids alerted one of the relatives to there being something wrong, and then the 2 mile straight, unswerving drive down the wrong side of the highway. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Does anyone else see it that way? If made me sick how the clod husband and the idiot sister in law tried to make it seem like she drank and smokde pot because she was out of her head due to a stroke, or a heart attack, or a seizure, or diabetes, or a cyst on her leg, or a tooth abscess, a a headache. I don't get it. And she tried to hide all this anger by smoking pot and drinking in secret. [2] Premise [ edit] 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. In 2011, Liz Garbus directed the film There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane for HBO, a film that features interviews with Schuler's husband Daniel and her sister-in-law, Jay, who insist that she was not a drinker and couldn't or wouldn't have deliberately put the children in danger. 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. Revisiting the accident that occurred on July 26, 2009, when Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway and collided with . Whatever, It's a really good episode. "We just didn't get the answers we needed," said Bastardi, 55. No, they're all still dead, as far as we know. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and 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? reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. Her marriage seemed a bit rocky, and I think she felt trapped by it, the friend said of Schulers relationship with her husband, Daniel, a Nassau County public-safety officer. 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