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. The woman took her girls away. 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 . No telling what he said/did that morning to set things in motion. Full Review She's concentrating on just driving straight and staying in one lane. Not sarcastic: what's your IQ? Something happened on the trip that made her snap. And I could see the stop at McDonald's to let the kids play as being a "last hoorah" of sorts for them (which is so fucking sad). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. 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. [1] It premiered on HBO on July 25, 2011. 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? For HBO, Nancy Abraham, senior producer; Sheila Nevins, executive producer. Medical examiners also foundtraces of THCin her system. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." She overdid it and.the rest is history. I read in one article that the kids were playing at the McDonalds playpen thing for an hour. For the last couple of months, she didnt appear to be a happy woman.. 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. Her family trying to claim she didn't drink were probably clueless to what was really going on with her. I'm not going to speculate on any specific molestation etc. --. 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. During the Taconic State Parkway crash, some eyewitnesses reported Schuler looked calm and in control. The missing Yuba boys always make me think this too. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. This was the morning/early afternoon, in a car, with a bunch of small children. 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. Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Long Island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph. I don't live in the US so don't recall much media coverage of this case. 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." Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs. To be fair - all alcoholics/addicts are functional until the day they're not. But it really was simple. Why does it seem the brother is covering up for Diane? 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. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. 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. 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. 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. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. She may or may not have been a major alcoholic, but her liver showed no signs of chronic alcoholism (which is odd for a woman since women don't metabolize booze as well as men). Any history of mental illness? In subsequent calls, it was clear that something was terribly wrong. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage? She probably wanted med for a tension headache, but ended up resorting to vodka and pot. 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. When he found out she was driving a van with children he desperately tried calling both her and 911 but it was too late. No doubt she needed to take the edge off frequently and did it by drinking and smoking pot. At least his sleazy lawyer's been disbarred and pretty much lost everything. told her on the phone that his independent lab tests returned the same results as the original autopsy regarding Diane's blood alcohol levels. Maybe it was Ambien? (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+. Are these the people who snap? or was she doing it right in front of them? 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Michelle Carter, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News, Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=There%27s_Something_Wrong_with_Aunt_Diane&oldid=1141220529, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 23:57. I think the theory that she had been molested by the brother makes sense, that she killed his kids in revenge. It makes me wonder at what point is that day she decided she was going to just kill all of them? Please click here to register for free. Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. -, Press J to jump to the feed. There are signs, EVERYONE IGNORED THESE SIGNS? Available on iTunes, HBO Max. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Money will out eventually. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. I mean, ALL of that made sense! C'mon. She is known as the main subject of the Taconic State Parkway crash back in 2009. 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. Audience Score 250+ Ratings. And it was entirely her own fault. On one hand there is Bageltowne Deli, a sit-down restaurant Bageltowne vs. Bethesda Bagels: A clash of bagel titans, The World Is Ending: No space for anti-Muslim hate. Chronic alcoholics can have crazy high levels compared to social drinkers. Four hours later, she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway for nearly two miles eventually crashing into an oncoming SUV, killing herself and seven others. 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. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. 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. [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. 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. Dr. Obrecht Learns if She's a Bone Marrow Match for Willow Plus, Nikolas' Whereabouts Are Revealed. Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. 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 TV-MA | original | 1 HR 40 MIN | 2011 WATCH NOW Watch on HBO 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. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. Her minivan collided with an SUV, resulting in the deaths of Schuler, her daughter, her three nieces, and three passengers in the other car. 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? Why can't he give the Bastardis answers to their questions? 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. We do know that Diane got into an argument with the counterboy at McDonalds because her son wanted Chicken McNuggets and they were only serving breakfast but that's who Diane was, wanted to make sure the children all got what they want. 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. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. She also said something to her brother during that last phone call that was probably very telling about her motives. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. You may get nauseous. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Well, there are a lot of theories, so I don't subscribe 100% to any of them. This contrasts with the aftermath of her actions. 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?). I was surprised she wouldnt have a car seat at least. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. I remember seeing the husband on Larry King shortly after the accident, and he had so much rage you could have added him to the nuclear stockpile. Nine days after her deadly crash, Diane's toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of . Or maybe not in secret; it wouldn't have been hard to hide her alcoholism from that clueless family. R76 I also agree she had likely made the decision and was determined to go out wasted. 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. 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. No, they're all still dead, as far as we know. This article about a historical documentary film is a stub. The movie offers a few plausible explanations as . This story has been shared 106,144 times. Those accents. But so many who knew Schuler described her as the perfect wife and mother, and so the desperate hunt for answers began. It messed her up. 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. Although Schulers husband, Daniel, contested the results, initial autopsy reports indicated Schuler was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crash. Hello. 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. She definitely could have been. Her actions on that day, and in the past, were thrust under careful scrutiny by the public. Its interesting to note that Diane called the brother and SIL multiple times but never called the husband once after they left the campgrounds. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. There was no fucking Ambien! WTF? I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. Spoiler.. 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. The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway. 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. 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. 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)? I've said this from the beginning & just felt like a big ol' pessimist who has no faith in people, lol. 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.. 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. Daniel cried but once during a press conference that drained onlookers emotions. Maybe she also doesn't know where her husband is and wants to get home to see if he's there. But yeah. "I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage?". Schuler was driving the five children from Hunter Lake Campground in the Catskills. How was she even conscious after drinking that much? 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.". 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. This contrasts with the aftermath of her actions. 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? The whole documentary just fascinates me. Diane Schuler was a 36-year-old woman from New York. Some one will want a nice payday and will talk. Yes, why hasn't her brother ever revealed the details of the phone call to Diane? It happens much more than you think, usually without injury or fatalities. I didn't much care for the documentary. I'm going to go Google this case now because I want more info on the phone call with the brother. Officials said Schuler's blood-alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08, and that she had consumed marijuana. By creating an account, you agree to the Columbia School of Journalism. Diane Schuler was portrayed by the news as a reckless drunk and a mother who carelessly put her own children in danger. I think R21 has it. Her hands are on the wheel in the 2:00 and 10:00 position. With her were five young children: her son, her daughter, and three nieces. I think we all know of someone in our lives or social circles who are or have been alcoholics who have a propensity to drive drunk. 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. Also: none of the kids were in car seats or had seat belts on and all of them were just crammed next to each other on the seats in the backseat. Danny Schuler is every bit as much of a douchebag as he appears to be; he brought up some absurd lawsuits against his brother-in-law (because it was his vehicle that the blotto Diane was driving) and the county (he thought ineffectual road signs contributed to the drunk/stoned Diana's predicament) , but I don't think he prevailed in them, at least I hope he didn't. No one who works with, used to work with, knows, used to know, went to school with or otherwise could dish some gossip on daniel schuler? That was when he mentioned the loss of his daughter. She leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. 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. The documentary opens with several harried calls to 911, describing a . [1] It premiered on HBO on July 25, 2011.[2]. Here is a link to a pretty decent article written on the 10th anniversary of the crash that has a really detailed/comprehensive timeline of the whole day and even shows the exact place that Diane left the phone on the side of the road after a wrong number had been dialed three times. In There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, award-winning director Liz Garbus (see below) explores the facts and speculation surrounding this tragic accident. No fucking mystery, she was completely impaired, sick from too my alcohol and angry. Schulers fatal crash contributed to the passing of the Child Passenger Protection Act. Diane was found to have an insane amount of alcohol and weed in her system at the time of the crash, and her family somehow doesn't believe her findings. She's drinking this vodka quickly and in large gulps because she can't let the kids see this. If she did it to excess or was actually an alcoholic it would have been easy to hide it from that clueless family. I don't get it. She was quick tempered and impulsive. She then asked the SIL for tickets for her and her husband and one of their kids to see one of the nieces in a play at church that she was starring in. You may begin feeling tired because the depressant qualities of alcohol begin to take effect. It's August - hot and humid. That's just another lame, totally unproven excuse for Shuler's behavior. Families always feed on the carcasses. [quote] I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. | Jul 2, 2018. You will have trouble walking or standing and are at a greater risk of hurting yourself physically. But she warned her father that she was going to be late, and would not arrive home on time for drama rehearsal. The official HBO poster of Theres Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, a documentary from 2011. I have no idea. Why was she so drunk on a Sunday afternoon? You are a PARENT and you drive when you are drunk and high? She leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. It has all of the hallmarks of intention in it. This story has been shared 100,023 times. .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. That is a big jump for someone who drinks too heavily but generally keeps good outward appearances. Or the perfect wife and mother described by so many who knew her? 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. Or maybe one of them said something to her which set her off, because she saw that the pattern was repeating. I would side with you that it was murder/suicide. And that poor little boy Bryan, the only survivor of the crash; I wonder how he's doing, and if he's fully recovered from his injuries. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Take a look at Why didn't she just leave the car and kill herself by jumping off a bridge or something? Why not just drink enough to take the edge off & get home safely? The amount of booze in her stomach was like 10 shots' worth, not counting what was already metabolized at the time of death. I don't think they were trying to find a way to medically excuse, but I do think they were sympathetic to Diane. it could have happened) but this is quite near to the psychological make-up of someone who might be prone to snapping like this. 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!. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Sonny arrives at his restaurant and gives Dex, who is there, the night off. Now she's sick to her stomach and bombed out of her mind. Either seems possible for a drunk person. And then ignored her children's screams of terrors and pleas to pull over as traffic was coming head on. The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+ [HBO] HD. July 24, 2011. I know everyone is suing everyone, the Hances had a baby and there were two books written by family members of those killed. 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. That would be illuminating. Five young children were in the car as well: her son, her daughter and three nieces. [quote] One rumor was that she suspected her husband was having an affair with her sister-in-law. But court records show that civil cases, including one filed by the Bastardi family in December 2009, had been settled by April. I think she did it only after being set off by some event during the camping trip and because drinking and being high gave her the "courage" and decreased her judgement. Her husband, brother and sister-in-law all know she's impaired but figure it's something she always does so she'll manage. One rumor was that she suspected her husband was having an affair with her sister-in-law. She also tested positive for marijuana use. 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. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case - as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. 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. 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. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter click ACCEPT. "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. 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