R76, I agree with you. If someone had said, "Diane, you're too drunk to drive," someone else would have had to drive a vanload of children. All three passengers in the other vehicle were killed, as were Diane, her daughter and three nieces. I agree that it was likely a murder-suicide. Did she plan to kill all the kids before the camping trip or did she decide it suddenly when she was was driving home? The whole documentary just fascinates me. Meanwhile, his lawyer, Dominic Barbara, backed away from a report that he would seek another autopsy on Dianes body, now saying hed not decided what to do.. reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. Diane Schuler was portrayed by the news as a reckless drunk and a mother who carelessly put her own children in danger. For HBO, Nancy Abraham, senior producer; Sheila Nevins, executive producer. There are signs, EVERYONE IGNORED THESE SIGNS? Why can't he give the Bastardis answers to their questions? I just assumed anecdotally that it was pretty rare. At least two of the calls were to her brother, Warren Hance, the father of three girls who lost their lives. I don't live in the US so don't recall much media coverage of this case. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review. Because it would reveal far too much, R27. [1] It premiered on HBO on July 25, 2011. 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. R40, I didn't know about Diane's mother abandoning her at 9 years old. Grennan said there are still two cases pending in the state Court of Claims alleging that the design of the roadway was faulty. She continues along and her head is pounding. But yeah. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. 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. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? Jackie Hance recounts a phone conversation with him where he called her "crazy" and basically behaved like a complete ass. And then there was the pot. Hello and thank you for registering. There are two contradictory sets of questions in the case, depending on who is asking, and Ms. Garbus pursues them all. and the She has time on the drive to ponder things, and seems to be driving aimlessly. Bastardis daughters, Roseanne Guzzo and Margaret Nicotina, say they have forgiven Diane but find it harder to forgive Daniel and Jay, who seem to them to be in denial about Dianes accountability. I guess it's over. I do.). Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. And she tried to hide all this anger by smoking pot and drinking in secret. I don't think it's uncommon. Although Schulers husband, Daniel, contested the results, initial autopsy reports indicated Schuler was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crash. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. This case fascinates me in a gruesome way. She purposely killed the kids and herself because she was an angry control freak. Bastardi and several attorneys associated with the court cases declined to discuss the cases Wednesday. 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 . No mystery! The exchange was reportedly coherent, and Jackie did not indicate anything seemed amiss with Schuler. Someone suggested that she wasn't looking for pain meds in there but for alcohol. No, they're all still dead, as far as we know. Watchlist. I don't know how much you'd have to take to sleep drive or sleep eat. Privacy Policy Why dont you try to think more of others next time before you post? 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." 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. She was the breadwinner in the family and had to take full responsibility for the kids. Those accents. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! You may get nauseous. 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. 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. Diane Schuler, from what is known about her, was a very angry, controlling, impulsive person. Meanwhile, her husband, Daniel Schuler, was in another vehicle. For the last couple of months, she didnt appear to be a happy woman.. I haven't heard anything about this case in a long time. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way Her hands are on the wheel in the 2:00 and 10:00 position. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. He blamed gestational diabetes, though Diane was not known to be pregnant. 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? Hello. 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. She was just impaired enough that it probably felt like just a dream. ", I agree that she was drunk and high, btw. It was in her blood and there was still 6 (was it ounces or quarts?) Thats pretty damning. Would it? After all, Princess Diana's mother abandoned her at 6 years old, and look what a nut she turned out to be. By what name was There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) officially released in Canada in English? Maintaining cookie cutters lives is not worth the price. 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. Verified Audience. Worth the watch. It messed her up. This story has been shared 136,057 times. 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 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). Sonny arrives at his restaurant and gives Dex, who is there, the night off. 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. There was also a quid pro quo at work. Your donation will support the student journalists of Thomas S. Wootton High School. Family members often are. If you drink and smoke weed WHILE driving in the morning, you aren't just a heavy drinker or a functional alcoholic- you REALLY can't cope without substances if you take that big of a risk. All Critics. 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 Bastardi and Longo families pushed for prosecutors to convene a grand jury, but it never happened. Michael Bastardi Jr., who wrote a book about the experience, remains convinced that the Schuler and Hance families can provide some details to shed light on the events of that day. 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. There was no fucking Ambien! It seemed to want to find a medical reason to account for Diana Schuler's abominable behavior. Diane and her husband drank and smoked pot all weekend. Or someone who left the dreadfully tacky long island years ago but still knows the goings-on at home? This always seemed to me like murder-suicide; why she just didn't let the nieces out, hand them her phone and say "call your dad to come get you", who knows, but given how long she meandered around before getting on the Taconic and eyewitness testimony that she drove bullet-straight once she started driving the wrong way while people were blowing the horn at her always seemed like to me that at some point on that drive home she decided to kill herself and the kids. She still drove while fucked up and killed lots of people. I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. People I know have lived their whole lives like this, lives of silent, absolute denial that anything is wrong (as the sole strategy to deal with some being very wrong). But the egregious nature of the accident is highly unique. [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. They could be the smartest people in the world but that accent makes them sound like dumbasses. The McDonalds employees and the camp ground owner also swear that Diane wasnt drunk when they saw and interacted with them that morning. She's drinking this vodka quickly and in large gulps because she can't let the kids see this. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. My r11 that was an interesting take. Its a gripping and terrifying account, making use of video footage, cellphone conversations and testimony from investigators and a number of witnesses. It's obviously sad for the kids and the guys she killed, but that incredibly tightly-wound, perfectionist women seemed like a time bomb. Depression and mental health can cause a person to do insane things. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. She was pulling over to puke, ffs. "We just didn't get the answers we needed," said Bastardi, 55. [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. Sam Adams Time Out Chicago. 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. The HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane tracked Daniel's journey to clear his wife's name. So instead alerting the cops they gambled on the lives of the children--just to keep the drunken sow from getting a DUI. This was very close to the actual incident timewise, so much of what we know now hadn't come out yet. 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. Terms and Policies "When you are on Ambien you could eat a whole meal and drink a bottle of booze and not even know it. 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. If you drink and smoke weed WHILE driving in the morning, you aren't just a heavy drinker or a functional alcoholic- you REALLY can't cope without substances if you take that big of a risk. 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. Were the campers near them during the weekend ever interviewed to see if there was something that occurred to set her off? "The terms of the settlement are confidential and the court records are sealed," attorney Kevin Grennan, of Garden City, said Wednesday. Documentary. Thats insane. After her mom left, I think Diane was molested by one of her brothers or fathers. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. -, Press J to jump to the feed. She leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. He also is the attorney in one of the Court of Claims cases. Emma took the phone to tell her dad that she had a great time camping upstate with the Schulers. The settlement included claims by the estates of the three Yonkers men in the other car who died: Guy Bastardi, 49; his father, Michael Bastardi, 81; and their friend, Daniel Longo, 74. 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. 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?). The debate of the go-to bagel spot in Rockville is storied and complicated. Why does it seem the brother is covering up for Diane? Words are exchanged and she's really angry because her brother is yelling at her saying he knows she's a drunk and a pothead and should never have trusted her with his kids. I do have to go to sleep right away cuz it makes me ravingly hungry. it could have happened) but this is quite near to the psychological make-up of someone who might be prone to snapping like this. If just one had made it wed maybe not be debating it at all. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? We've received your submission. 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 missing Yuba boys always make me think this too. Maybe Lawn Guyland Danny can check in here and tell us the answers to all these questions She's still dead r55. I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. You are a PARENT and you drive when you are drunk and high? Tropical Smoothie Cafe or Smoothie King: Which smoothie chain reigns superior? Clearly, Diane had a lot of responsibility on her shoulders in that family. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane. Columbia School of Journalism. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. If not, did some medical problem a stroke, an abscessed tooth cause her to start drinking? 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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She stops at the Sunoco convenience store for some Aspirin and perhaps another nip and toke. He knows she's drunk and gets pissed and tells her to stay put because he's on his way to get his kids. The "last hurrah " at McDonalds theory is just chilling if that was her intention.Jesus. But did she leave it there on purpose, or was she so fucked up she set it down and forgot it? Diane, who was the subject of both the HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane, and a 2009 episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show, was behind the wheel of her brother's minivan when she crashed headfirst into another car in July 2009. You said it best. Something happened on the trip that made her snap. She was quick tempered and impulsive. She eventually crashed into an oncoming SUV, which ended up killing herself and seven others. If thats true, Im guessing Aunt Diane stepped out to drink and smoke during at least some of that time? 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. It did show a blood alcohol level of 0.19 and high levels of thc from smoking weed up to 15 minutes before she died. This is interesting to me. This case has also fascinated me for years. And then ignored her children's screams of terrors and pleas to pull over as traffic was coming head on. Not all alcoholics develop liver damage (and those who do usually develop it between 40-50), so the lack of liver disease in her autopsy doesnt tell us much. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. 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. Please click here to register for free. They are as much victims as he and his wife are. So sad. --. The gas station/store attendant said she was sober as well when she care in to try to buy some Tylenol. Evidence is mounting that someone had to have known Diane was a danger. She drank some vodka right out of the bottle and probably smoked some pot. The poor kid, his mother and sister dead, and stuck with a lamebrain asshole of a father. HBO's 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane' Documentary examines fatal crash by wrong-way driver on N.Y. highway. "I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage?". "July 25, 2011: HBO releases "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," with the cooperation of Daniel Schuler and his sister-in-law Jay. 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