Every day 36 people are killed and 700 injured because of drunk driving, according to the CDC. On Friday, the eve of an event honoring their children, Warren sat down for a rare interview with CBS2's Jennifer McLogan. Here's a timeline of key moments in the horrific Taconic wrong-way tragedy on July 26, 2009, when Long Island mom Diane Schuler drove drunk and high southbound on the northbound . Her behavior does not indicate suicide, the evidence in the autopsy report absolutely and unequivocally proves she was NOT an alcoholic and did NOT have any addiction issues, and quite frankly was not thorough enough. Only one person from the minivan survived, Schuler's 5-year-old son. in 75 years. Its also worth noting that if this were true then Diane Schuler is one rare unlucky woman. I also wondered about the weed she was using. 2:50. Unfortunately this happened to one of us while she was driving. 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. My theory about Diane is that she had a dual diagnosis of substance and bipolar, but that she was never properly diagnosed or treated for either condition. Your email address will not be published. on Rock Center With Brian Williams on Friday. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Its hard to explain how she remained able to drive in that condition, other than maybe it wasnt affecting her motor skills all that much because she was so obese. One of the saddest news stories of the summer just got sadder the husband of Diane Schuler, whose wrong-way drunk-driving crash killed her and seven others, tells New York Magazine he still . Within the next minute, four more 911 calls were placed by motorists who reported that a car was traveling the wrong way down the parkway. When you lose everything and then you get something to hold onto, there's really no way to be able to describe it. The Westchester County medical examiners office, which performed the autopsy, said that the degradation of the fluids over time was likely to result in lowered alcohol and THC readings; however, several toxicology experts said that the results should be similar to the previous test if the fluid samples had been properly stored. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Diane and Erin were among the eight people killed in a fiery crash on Sunday, July 26, 2009, when Diane Schuler plowed into an SUV while driving the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in Westchester . I never read that one. The SIL in the doc is basically raising the boy and says he doesn't see his dad much because he's always "working". Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. Several people who witnessed the accident immediately ran to assist the victims. I also understand that there are plenty of people who have more than 5 kids and travel/drive just fine, just thought Id mention that. I may be totally wrong here but I strongly believe multiple factors (in addition to the above) culminated into the perfect storm which left 8 people dead and many families heartbroken. Hance reportedly told Schuler to stay off the road while he came to meet them; follow-up calls from Hance to Schuler were not answered. Like many women alcoholics, and perhaps like Diane, I was a secret drinker. Meanwhile, 5-year-old Bryan Schuler, the lone survivor from the minivan, has recovered enough from his head injury and broken bones to return to school, Ruskin said. This story floats around the internet as an unsolved mystery. "You get up and walk. Honestly the car is smashed. Then it was a dark, heart-wrenching tragedy. Diane had had recent dental surgery so perhaps shed developed an infection following that surgery that went unchecked. As I said, I think what kicked off this episode was some piece of bad news, probably of a romantic kind. Second caller: Were on the Taconic going northbound by the Sleepy Hollow/Pleasantville exit Route 117. According to Barbara, Diane Schuler suffered from diabetes though additional sources cite Schuler as having had gestational diabetes a temporary condition related to a prior pregnancy rather than a chronic condition. Route 117, what is this? Apparently, it happens. . Has anyone ever considered that may have happened to Diane Schuler. Im currently studying medicine and thought this whole case was strange and misleading. To this day Diane Schuler's husband and family insist she was not a heavy drinker, but later said she occasionally smoked marijuana. Such a tragic situation. I believe that alcoholism is a force of evil in our world. According to the autopsy report that you can read for yourself through the link on this page, Diane did NOT suffer from alcoholism or addiction of any kind. We live in a culture dependent on cars; every small town has a bar or two that is not usually reached on foot or convenient public transport. 3. She had more than ample time to consume the alcohol that we know she did and to smoke the marijuana that we know she did. A medical examiner found Diane Schuler's blood-alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the state's legal limit of 0.08, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore. However this time, since she had been drinking on and off during the weekend and maybe even other times leading up to that weekend, she probably did not eat well (substantial nutrient rich foods) and probably did not drink alot of water. The end of the exit ramp is marked with two signs that read, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands, The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train, The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley, Actor Robert Crayton killed his family in a murder-suicide, Missing men - Bryce Borca, Dr Bolek Payan, George Musser and Teddy Egge, Murder by Neglect - the deaths of Lacey Fletcher and Valerie Wallach. was there any abcesses??? However, the only definite in all this is that 8 people lost their lives and that is extremely sad. 2:50. Giving back is giving thecouplea new purpose. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. Jackie also reveals the details of her family tragedy, and the heartbreak and struggle to move on in her new bookIll See You Again. I am thinking that unfortunately Diane might have been drinking after they left while driving, probably did this before with no issues. if in fact she had been a hidden drinker there are factors also present which triggered her to start comfortably drinking in the first place. Her associates described Ms. Diane Schuler as a warm and capable executive for Cablevision for more than a decade. Learn how your comment data is processed. Something she might have done before multiple times (drinking) with no major side effects, this time was a perfect storm in combination with the health values seen in the additional blood work. It was his sister-in-law Jay Schuler who said it. I drank at home and my drinking never had any legal consequences, nor did it affect my work or relationships--except my relationship with now ex-husband. Lets continue with the theory where she really did not consume any alcohol. This is not something that someone performing a basic autopsy would be looking for and could very well have been overlooked, especially when the stomach contents was not even analyzed. Before the firetrucks even arrived. Come Sunday she was probably experiencing low glucose, high potassium and high chloride in her blood which in combination and as time progressed and she consumed some more alcohol, the effects took on a stronger impact. Has anyone read anything about how he's doing? The pain of the abscess, combined with vodka and marijuana, could have put her in a temporary state of deliriumthat triggered her fatal behavior. "What the human body is capable of, no one knows until you are faced with the worst of the worst of the worst," Warren said. Why then would she stop for breakfast at McDonalds shortly after leaving? From the police report, the first mention of the day he left (Page 11) says "Mr. Schuler stated the following: He drove up to the campground on Thursday 7/24/09 with his dog." The 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash was a traffic collision that occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2009, on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Mount Pleasant, near the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States. The Hances say it is all about moving forward. I was married twelve years and I swear on my life I never for a second thought his drinking was anywhere near as bad as it was. Do you have a source for the mysterious phone call the day before? I dont remember any of it and dont even remember getting into the car. They decided to and after fertility treatments, they had another girl.They both feel alive for the first time since their children died. http://www.crimeinspector.com/diane-schuler-tragedy-lies-uncovered-updated-2014/. Only Dianes 5-year-old son, Bryan, survived. It all began when Schuler took off the wrong way on the Taconic in a van filled with her two children, Erin, 2, Bryan, 5, and three nieces, Emma Hance, 8, Alyson Hance, 7, and Katie Hance, 5. Congrats on four years and thanks for offering your perspective. She was drinking vodka. In your examples, Is there something wrong probably implies you feel something might be wrong and want to confirm with others while Is there anything wrong is just a general inquiry whether anything is wrong at all. Sounds like her husband is blaming everyone but himself. I thought it might be early-onset Parkinsons or severe anxiety or, yes, that auto-brewers thing. In November, it was reported that Diane Schulers sister-in-law had made a statement to police that Diane Schuler smoked marijuana on a regular basis. Also, there was a bottle of Absolut Vodka found in the wreckage. Ten years later, there are still unanswered questions for some of the families of the victims. She is a prize-winning journalist and teacher who hasn't had a drink in 17 years. Btw, I have no problem whatsoever believing that she was an alcoholic--though obviously alcoholism alone does not explain why she committed such a horrifying act. I agree it was a murder/suicide. The Evidence That Diane Schuler May Have Experienced Auto Brewery Syndrome. Being in pain and disoriented, and not being able to see, her need to get her kids home may have been the only focus thought she had, however, we will never ever know. Driving drunk with a child in the car is child abuse, and too many children are subjected to it as a normal part of their lives. (I think). There are ocular migraines that distort vision and disorientate to the point that she may not have known how fast she was going and she could very easily not been able to see. The rest of the children and Diane died. But remember that he worked the overnight shift, so given the emotional state everyone would be in, and the fact that sometimes cops make errors in reports (the report switches back and forth between whether it's a 2003 or a 2004 Windstar as well), I think that there was some confusion in the initial statement about what the weekday corresponded with what date, and that he was actually saying that he left early Friday morning, since that's consistent with everything else I've seen. I know that obviously he was extremely traumatized, and he suffered severe brain trauma, but in the documentary he did at least have a vague recollection of what happened, saying something along the lines of "mommy had a headache and couldn't see good." There are aneurysms, blood clots, cysts that could have been overlooked, and it does mention a lot of clots that are not specifically stated as post mortem. A toxicology report released on August 4 by Westchester County medical examiners found that Schuler had a blood-alcohol content of 0.19, with approximately six grams of alcohol in her stomach that had not yet been absorbed into her blood. He also appeared to just be a jerk, saying on camera that he never wanted kids, she wanted them, and SHE was supposed to take care of them. This is not uncommon. Auto Brewery is relatively rare, however is becoming increasingly more common, especially when factoring in gluten issues. Relevant wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Taconic_State_Parkway_crash, Another thread about her in this sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/22nu6r/diane_schuler_the_taconic_tragedy_and_the/. Fracture plus head trauma he suffered as part of the injuries at the accident.. Combined with an intake of carbohydrates, large amounts of alcohol are actually brewed in the stomach. FLORAL PARK N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- It is a daily struggle for Warren and Jackie Hance to come to terms with their grief. Pleasantville Road. About the THC in the tox report that reading indicates it could have been in her system up to 3 days prior. Sorry people, but there is no getting around that. Thus they look for reasons to excuse the behavior, but the bottom line is she drove while being severely inhibited by alcohol, which resulted in the death of herself and 7 other people. When Jackie Hance and her husband lost their three daughters in a two-car crash nearly four years ago, she felt she was too broken to be a mother again. You know what they say, if you run into assholes all day One of the things that I find the most frustrating about researching this is that so many of the news articles go for sensationalist stories and it's hard to find sources for rumors. Where that difference goes tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that, you can only dream.. Nazianz - Duane H. Schuler, age 67, a St. Nazianz resident, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc.Duane was born on February 25, 1952 in I think she snapped that morning and chugged that vodka and weed not because of pain, but because she emotionally snapped over something. That person was charged and convicted. Emma (top), Alyson (right) and Kate Hance (Handout photo), wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway in 2009. Losing their children could have ended Warren and Jackie's marriage and plunged them into dark depression. They body has not been exhumed as of today and I doubt it will be. Well, whats yeast? Having seizures.