The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway. They stalked and harassed her for months leading up to it. No doubt she needed to take the edge off frequently and did it by drinking and smoking pot. She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. Just look at the way she pulled out like a bat out of hell from that gas station. 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. HBO's 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane' Documentary examines fatal crash by wrong-way driver on N.Y. highway. I work in an ER and the regular daily drinkers are walking and talking to me in the 200 and 300s.. even the 400s. Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. Top Critics. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. "When you are on Ambien you could eat a whole meal and drink a bottle of booze and not even know it. Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. 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. Why that weekend though, R58? Maybe Lawn Guyland Danny can check in here and tell us the answers to all these questions She's still dead r55. It happens much more than you think, usually without injury or fatalities. She's going really fast because she just wants to get home and go to bed. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. The film, however, raised more questions than it answered. I think it started to sink in to Jay Schuler toward the end, when the investigator hired by Dominic Barbara (sic?) "I'm really honestly just disgusted the way this whole thing went. I wonder if he's still a security guard? This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. I tend to think it was intentional, but I don't think it was premeditated. I drink and smoke at home -- NO ONE would expect it of me! I think it really revealed the depths of the family's state of denial, and what lengths her husband and sister-in-law were willing go to "prove" that it was a medical issue, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Maybe all the adults were heavy drinkers and MJ smokers. The official HBO poster of Theres Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, a documentary from 2011. Maybe her husband told her he wanted a divorce or that he never wanted kids. Please click here to register for free. May the innocents rest in peace. On that bright sunny Sunday 10 years ago, July 26, 2009, families were shattered. 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. The hot air makes her feel worse. In the L&O episode the Diane character was threatening to whistle blow on the uselessness of an expensive cancer drug her company was promoting, so a co-worker silenced her by covertly getting her drunk and high. Many theories abound as to whether Schuler deliberately caused the crash that killed her family members. 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.". The dad hastily exited a she wasnt drunk press conference yesterday to be grilled by Nassau County child welfare workers, whom he met at the Westchester hospital where his son, Bryan, 5, was recovering from his injuries. Not one person who has a cousin who is married to someone who used to work with diane schuler? Okay, guys, if we believe this 2009 NY POST article, Diane was a secret alcoholic who drank basically every day at a bar for at least two years and in the last few months of her life was miserable in her marriage and felt trapped in it. Depression and mental health can cause a person to do insane things. Some one will want a nice payday and will talk. Im just wondering at what point exactly she started what seems to have been a binge? I wonder if he's found another woman stupid enough to marry him? But did she leave it there on purpose, or was she so fucked up she set it down and forgot it? She was angry at her husband for being such a useless loser. The film follows Dianes husband and sister-in-law, who have been trying to clear Dianes name ever since her death. Any history of mental illness? Dianes daughter also was killed, as well as three men in an oncoming SUV. I do.). I take it to sleep and I haven't done anything crazy. She struck me as someone who worked hard & played hardprobably had a personality disorder or something. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. You may begin feeling tired because the depressant qualities of alcohol begin to take effect. 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? I do not get why she stayed with that asshole husband of hers. 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. 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. 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. 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. By Joe Reid Jul 30, 2018. 2011. Schuler was driving the five children from Hunter Lake Campground in the Catskills. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. 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. That is a big jump for someone who drinks too heavily but generally keeps good outward appearances. Chronic alcoholics can have crazy high levels compared to social drinkers. 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. About a week after her deadly crash, Shulerss toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of .19%. no she did not. But she warned her father that she was going to be late, and would not arrive home on time for drama rehearsal. Maybe it was Ambien?". judging from the death photos, R86, no. Things had likely been spiraling in the relationship for a while - unhappiness, feeling overburdened, etc. [R21] sounds like he/she was right in the car! Something probably happened at the camping trip that made her reconsider the entire marriage with Danny - rather than go through a divorce, "lose control" of her marriage and kids, have her children experience a traumatic separation as she did, and leave her kids to an incapable/uninterested father, she decided to remain "in control" and put the kids and herself out of this misery. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. Guy Bastardi, his father Michael Bastardi, and family friend Daniel Longo, were in the car that crashed head-on into Dianes vehicle and died shortly after. For the last couple of months, she didnt appear to be a happy woman.. 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. .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. I don't get it. Currently you are able to watch "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" streaming on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel. Did he just refuse to say what was said, or was he cagey or obviously lying or what? But yeah. It seemed to want to find a medical reason to account for Diana Schuler's abominable behavior. Whatever, It's a really good episode. reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. Or maybe not in secret; it wouldn't have been hard to hide her alcoholism from that clueless family. Someone who deals by not dealing, if you know what I mean? Or someone who left the dreadfully tacky long island years ago but still knows the goings-on at home? By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and From all the various testimonials about her (like her friends that she cut off because apparently they didn't like Danny), you just see that that woman was a loving mom, but also full of so much rage. All Audience. Or maybe one of them said something to her which set her off, because she saw that the pattern was repeating. I'm skeptical as a result of her BAC, the control of the car she seemed to be demonstrating while on the highway, her actions leading up the crash that morning (i.e., everyone who ran into her made it seem like she was sober), the time of day (i.e., broad daylight with tons of oncoming traffic), and the fact that she had 6 children in the car screaming in terror and pleading for her to stop. He even admits he never wanted kids and is now stuck with the guy. Shes my little girl. I think he survived but the woman driving the car he crashed into didn't. (Name will only be used to verify billing.). Either seems possible for a drunk person. Now not only is she drunk and high but she's really really mad. I'm watching it. The filmmakers were able to obtain medical records that had eluded them and helped them to get answers from a private investigator they had hired. But so many who knew Schuler described her as the perfect wife and mother, and so the desperate hunt for answers began. On July 26, 2011, the day after the premiere of HBO's documentary on the subject, There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, and on the second anniversary of the crash, Daniel Schuler announced that he is suing the State of New York for not keeping the road safe and his brother-in-law Warren Hance for being the owner of the minivan. I want to clear her name, he said. She drank to work up the courage to do it. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . After all, Princess Diana's mother abandoned her at 6 years old, and look what a nut she turned out to be. R5, she didn't take Ambien, she drank a quart of vodka and smoked weed. 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. Little crosses and flowers are in the medians where the two cars ended up. The missing Yuba boys always make me think this too. She said something about it during the call to her brother. There was no fucking Ambien! You'd think she had no anger at all. If not, did some medical problem a stroke, an abscessed tooth cause her to start drinking? 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. 1 hr 39 mins. The movie offers a few plausible explanations as . Traces of THC in her body suggested that she had smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes before the crash. 2011. She had a demanding job, a no good husband and two children she was totally responsible for. I can see her being irritable, having a headache, wishing she could drink,, maybe having a few sips of vodka with OJ to "take the edge off".but get black out drunk in that setting?! it could have happened) but this is quite near to the psychological make-up of someone who might be prone to snapping like this. 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. If we accept the case that she is an alcoholic (I think the alcoholism is moot at this point), then you're trying to tell me that a seasoned alcoholic who has presumably been drinking heavily for years, gets this messed up after some vodka and weed? (Not making sure his 2 year old daughter had a car seat?). It's heart breaking that the witnesses that saw her getting sick - throwing up did not walk over to see if she needed assistance. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. [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. She drank some vodka right out of the bottle and probably smoked some pot. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother?This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. 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. As mentioned by the source, Diane was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar that belonged to her brother. She drives up the Taconic the wrong way and doesn't even realize it. Directors Liz Garbus Genres Documentary Subtitles None available This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location 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. (although obvs. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Yeah, Diane's brother not calling the police right away is the tip off for me that they all knew she was drunk. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. Medical examiners also foundtraces of THCin her system. At one point the retarded hubby said "could she have been hallucinating and drinking vodka thinking it was water?" Watchlist. Cages, milk and I-HOP: top fantasy football punishments of 2023, Movies of 2022: some good, some bad, some horrible. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. She's driving straight ahead probably with one eye closed because she's seeing double. 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. The "last hurrah " at McDonalds theory is just chilling if that was her intention.Jesus. If this was a standard ugly crash - fine, I totally buy it. I don't think they were trying to find a way to medically excuse, but I do think they were sympathetic to Diane. Shortly after noon, Schuler had a phone conversation with her sister-in-law, Jackie Hance. God rest her soul. Thats my theory as to why the brother wont talk about their conversation. Meanwhile, her brothers did make peace with the mom. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000281.htm. In subsequent calls, it was clear that something was terribly wrong. 13 Streaming Documentaries Guaranteed to Make You Sad, Scared, and Righteously Angry. You said it best. So whats the theory of when exactly she can cracked open the giant bottle of vodka and was smoking all the pot (seems like it might have happened quite fast?). Privacy Policy Her alcoholism makes more sense. And then there was the pot. 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. She purposely killed the kids and herself because she was an angry control freak. They want to see how depressed he is, added my source. 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. 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. She was angry at her mother for leaving her family. Days after the accident you could still see a few items (like a tennis ball) on the side of the road. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. It speaks to a family of people for whom rigid, absolute denial of an obvious fact is the go-to in terms of dealing with something extremely traumatic. I'd assume she had a routine down in her regular life to control her drinking/addictions and this trip likely off set that. HBO, Monday night at 9, Eastern and Pacific times; 8, Central time. [quote]The McDonalds employees and the camp ground owner also swear that Diane wasnt drunk when they saw and interacted with them that morning. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. He suggested an abscessed tooth may have caused a stroke. Schulers fatal crash contributed to the passing of the Child Passenger Protection Act. But that's where the evidence leads me, sadly. Not sarcastic: what's your IQ? Reportedly, she had her hands firmly on the steering wheel at "ten and two" while she stared straight ahead. The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. Like most rest areas it is laid out to be as obviously one-way as possible but he still managed to get back on the highway the wrong way. All the eyewitness statements tend to support it being an intentional act. I think R21 nailed it. "The terms of the settlement are confidential and the court records are sealed," attorney Kevin Grennan, of Garden City, said Wednesday. I've said this from the beginning & just felt like a big ol' pessimist who has no faith in people, lol. Her blood alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Those accents. Maybe she also doesn't know where her husband is and wants to get home to see if he's there. Because it would reveal far too much, R27. Have you had it tested? If there was Ambien involved (maybe they're just keeping it out of the press) the families may have gotten a huge settlement from the company and a gag order. [quote] I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way 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. Part of this is about access: some key figures, like Warren and Jackie Hance, Dianes brother and sister-in-law, whose three daughters died in the crash, declined to be interviewed. IMO, the most logical explanation is that she was hungover and stopped at McDonalds to get OJ for the vodka we know was in the car, to take the edge off her hangover. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. R21 does make sense. I just hope her son grows up relatively okay. 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. She decided she'd have a few belts and a few smokes; no doubt she'd done something like this before and thought she could handle it., that is, driving while intoxicated. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Why does it seem the brother is covering up for Diane? Worth the watch. I wouldn't be surprised if Danny and her got into some fight, he said something he regretted, and likely feels some responsibility for what happened, but is afraid of criminal/legal/financial repercussions. Sunday morning when she got up she was still drunk from the night before. 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. This story has been shared 136,057 times. Done deal. I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. Couldnt Dianes husband have been charged with negligence for that part at least? Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. 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. Hard to find anything "interesting" about that. 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. We have had 2 wrong way drivers on the expressway here kill other people in the last week. Families always feed on the carcasses. If you believe this was accidental, there are two scenarios: 1) shes a raging alcoholic, in which case .19 doesnt get her to this state, or 2) she isnt an alcoholic, but decided on this day to get hammered and high with 7 kids in the car? I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage? 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. If just one had made it wed maybe not be debating it at all. Required fields are marked *. She still drove while fucked up and killed lots of people. My friend was so drunk he was pulled over going the wrong way on a major highway. 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. Grennan said there are still two cases pending in the state Court of Claims alleging that the design of the roadway was faulty. "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" premieres on HBO at Monday 9 p.m. WATCH VIDEO: The trailer for "There's something wrong with Aunt Diane"," which is available on. From the movie, "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," it did seem like Diane's husband & the sister-in-law were having an affair. This one always bothers me because both "sides" (accident versus intentional) have some pieces that make sense, but some parts that just don't fit. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Money will out eventually. I drive by the spot where they were killed every day. Only slightly off topic, there was a great Law & Order episode based on this during its final season. Jackie Hance recounts a phone conversation with him where he called her "crazy" and basically behaved like a complete ass. She overdid it and.the rest is history. IN THE minutes before Diane Schuler drunkenly smashed her vehicle while traveling in the wrong direction on the Taconic Parkway murdering seven innocents and herself her little niece cried, terrified, into a cellphone to her dad: Theres something wrong with Aunt Diane!. Available on iTunes, HBO Max. "I do hope, someday," Bastardi said, "maybe if they have a change of heart they'll reach out and we'll find out what really went on. The story of Diane Schuler and the horrifying collision she caused is a series of mysteries that probably can't be solved but that could, from some angles, be seen as fairly easy . There are signs, EVERYONE IGNORED THESE SIGNS? That's just another lame, totally unproven excuse for Shuler's behavior. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane (2011) From the movie's offset, we know that something terrible has happened. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. 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