The car contained her own two kids and three nieces. Jeanne Bastardi has written "The Taconic Tragedy A Son's Search for the Truth" based on the actual seven person homicide that took the lives of her husband's Father, Brother, and Friend. John O'Farrell later told the Daily News. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. "She seemed to be good at whatever she attempted," her friend, Sue Troccoli, said. "The problem is, it doesn't work for very long," Bursztajn said. Try again. She basically became a caretaker at the age of nine. Schuler had borrowed the red minivan from her sister-in-law, Jackie Hance, and had promised to get her niece back for a ballet lesson. Daniel Schuler, right, holds hands with sisters-in-law Jay Schuler, center, and Joyce Schuler, left, while surrounded by reporters during a press conference in Garden City, N.Y. Thursday, Aug. 6 . The unsettling story of a weekend camping trip gone awry and the drunk and high "wrong way mom" who drove four children to their deaths, also killing her and three others. A New York mother who lost all three of her children in a horrific wrong-way drunk . He also alleges in his lawsuit that the Chevy Trailblazer the family had borrowed from his brother-in-law Warren Hance, was faulty. Born September 14, 1944 in Rockville Centre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eileen (Robinson) McKeough of Floral Park and Stony Creek. Diane Schuler was a mother of two small children who loaded her own kids and three others into her minivan for a long drive home from a camping trip. Diane Schuler, 36, was a dedicated wife to her husband, Danny, and a devoted mother to her children, Bryan and Erin. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. "This is a road she could have done blindfolded," she said. Eileen leaves behind three sons, Warren, John and David; two brothers, Joseph and Michael; her sister, Kathleen Doerrie; and grandchildren, Byran Schuler, and Melanie, Kasey, and Willa Hance. memorial page for Diane E. Hance Schuler (13 Nov 1972-26 Jul 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240061915, citing Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury . He alleges the highway was badly designed and inadequately sign-posted, which enabled his wife to drive the wrong way into traffic, according to the New York Post. Diane Schuler killed seven innocent people. He said Diane Schuler took the five children in her car that day because everyone trusts her with kids . Eileen K. McKeough 1944 - . This book deals with the Bastardi family. State police who went to Mr. Schuler's home for a pre-arranged interview yesterday were rebuffed. I also understand their anger and desire to find answers. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Schuler worked for Cablevision as director of credit and collections; the company put out a memo to employees on Monday mourning her loss. The end of the book reveals Mike Bastardi's own theory about how Diane Schuler came to be driving drunk and stoned at 85 mph in the wrong direction. Michael Realmuto of the state police. The Long Island mom driving the wrong-way minivan in the Taconic State Parkway tragedy called her brother two hours before the crash to say she was sick and disoriented, cops said Monday. The Hances were Diane Schulers family. Daniel Schulers lawyer insisted to Fox 5 that his clients wife had not been a heavy drinker or drug user and that their were no problems in the marriage. The film, which will air every Monday night until Aug. 15., portrays the 36-year-old "super mom" as a control freak haunted by a dark past: Her mother abandoned Schuler when she was 9. Dianne Wilson-Struber and her husband Stephen Struber were both jailed for life in 2015 after murdering Bruce Schuler after he went missing in 2012 near the Palmerville station, north Queensland . But who knows what really happens behind closed doors?. A heartwrenching account of a son's search for answers into the accident that took the lives of his father and brother along with six others. The Long Island mother was driving home from a camping trip when she got on the Taconic and drove nearly two miles in the wrong direction before plowing head-on into an SUV. The story of Diane Schuler is a sobering account of how dangerous the hidden life of functional addiction can be. One little boy (her son) survived with life altering injuries. "It's a kind of fundamental perfectionism, so that life becomes unbearable in some ways," forensic psychiatrist Dr. Harold Bursztajn told ABCNews.com. I read Jackie Hance's beautifully written memoire of her heartbreaking and unimaginable loss of her three little girls before I read this. I would recommend it though because some of the smaller details in the whole tragedy missed in the press are sketched out here. 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. You don't keep suing peopleIf she was alive today, Diane would likely be in jail.". Absolutely not with Pot on board. The Evidence That Diane Schuler May Have Experienced Auto Brewery Syndrome. Friends may call on Eileens family from 12-2 pm, Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Alexander-Baker Funeral Home, 3809 Main Street, Warrensburg. Well of course hes going to say that. Thanks for your help! "We are awaiting autopsy reports and toxicology reports.". This book is odd for a few reasons. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. I especially remember when he told me that my brother will "alwaysbe [my] brother" and that I should always be there for him--and that my brother would always be there for me. Jackie Hance, Diane Schuler's sister-in-law and the mother of three of the children killed in the accident, published the novel "I'll See You Again" in 2013. Her husband took the family dog in his pickup truck. Friends and family tell filmmaker Filmmaker Liz Garbus that in every aspect of her life, Diane Schuler strived to be the best. The passing scene and what it's about viewed from the traditionalist politically incorrect Right. Scott also said Schuler appeared sober the morning she drove away with the kids and was not known to have boozed at the site. Being from the UK I only recently heard about the tragedy that this book is written about. Indeed, they said, she hardly drank. Please reset your password. Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. But who knows what really happens behind closed doors?. Schuler had entered the highway on an exit rampway and drove two miles in the wrong lane. What happened next i. Eventually, she collided with an SUV, killing the four children she had in the car with her, the three adults in the other car, and herself. Now today I found this more detailed information in the New York Post: Why is this curiously detailed point being stated in this article? Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013. Hance's sister-in-law Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway and crashed . I'm sorry but losing your three babies is very different than losing your elderly father yet they never allowed Jackie those feelings. I would recommend it though because some of the smaller details in Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. According to Barbara, Diane Schuler suffered from diabetes although additional sources cite Schuler as having had gestational diabetes, a temporary condition related to a prior pregnancy, rather than a chronic condition. The rabid defense of a woman who chose to drive drunk and high with five little ones in her car, her shady husband who's trying to cover his own ass and make a little money on the side, Diane's brother Warren who likely knew she was stoned out of her mind and thought he'd save her from a DUI. I pray that both the Bastardi and Hance families find the peace they are looking for. Anyone with her blood alcohol content as well as her THC results, a whopping 113 vs a typical 2-5 is no stranger to substance abuse. Life Story Memory Board Duane H. Schuler "After the fact, we can see the breakdown patients suffer when they feel they have to be great, otherwise they are no good. Someone had to know, but that someone chose to say nothing, and now all these people are dead.. The Bastardi family comes off looking pretty callous in their opinions of Jackie. Today marks the two year anniversary of the tragedy, and now, an HBO documentary, "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane," asks if Diane Schuler's obsessive perfectionism may have contributed to the crash. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. This account has been disabled. My wife did not even know that I drank at that time of day. She takes Ambien and Vicodin. "There are no easy words," he said. Most likely. The accident made national news. I bought this in order to fill in some gaps in the story of this tragedy and the book does do that. I was what is called a fully functional alcoholic, performing my daily duties and tasks in a manner that was acceptable to my employer and co-workers. Diane Schuler, 36who died in the wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkwayrecently seemed under pressure, like work and family were getting to her, said the pal, Sheila, who asked that her last name be withheld. Add to your scrapbook. A chronological look at the four hour drive that terrorized motorists destroyed three families and captivated the public.The changing stories, the changing excuses, and the continuing search for the truth. The headlines that rocked the world now a gripping new book with all the details that kept the public intrigued. I would just be a zombie!! Strange theories are floated by Dom Barbara, Daniel's flamboyant and crooked lawyer. I believe there is a strong fragrance of criminality. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Diane is seen on camera both at a McDonald's and a Sunoco with dark sunglasses on. People who knew Schuler said she was a stable, devoted and trustworthy mother, not someone who would put others, especially her children, at risk. This sounds to me like a classic case of a closet alcoholic. It might have been that she didnt even smoke pot that day. Had she lived she'd be in jail on second degree murder charges. Even if we did know it wouldn't bring any of the victims back but for the Bastardis at least the not knowing is a terrible affliction. It was a profound catastrophe.". I disagree and found the book reveals the helplessness that her family feel at losing loved ones at the hand of a proven drunk and drugged driver, and their pain at not being able to get the answers they deserve. "I still can't believe it's them.". You can always change this later in your Account settings. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations in Eileens name to The Hance Family Foundation P.O. However, there were several incidents where I would be functioning altogether normally, or what I considered normal for me at that time, and out-of-the-blue I would become totally disoriented and start doing things that made no sense at all. Caption on the attached picture is: Daniel Schuler, left, arrives at the offices of attorney Dominic Barbara, right, in Garden City, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Ladies Home JournalA page from the . There was an error deleting this problem. . #dianeschuler #somethingiswrongwithauntdiane Diane Schuler left a family campground with her daughter, son, and two nieces to head home. Probably because of this, from the New York Daily News: The families of the three Yonkers men in the SUV said they plan to sue. Sullivan. I should say at the outset that this book is not a slick, polished piece of prose. Not someone who was bad. The whole affair just wreaks of selfish parenting, lies, substance abuse, dirty money, cover ups and vitriol. The Long Island mother who drove bombed out of her mind with a minivan full of kids triggering a head-on collision that killed 8 routinely bellied up . Police said at least six separate witnesses called 911 to report a van driving the wrong way. And investigators were not advised by Barbara when Schuler would be made available for an interview. This condition would account Diane's apparent lack of prior alcoholic behaviors. "She lost touch with reality," he speculated. said "People suffer in silence.". Just wishing it was not true does not change anything. He was in stable condition at Westchester Medical Center on Monday. In an interview scheduled to air Friday, the mother of three girls who were killed in a fatal New York wrong-way crash in 2009, tells NBC . In the film, Bastardi's daughters say they have forgiven Diane Schuler, but not Daniel and Jay Schuler for denying her guilt in the crash. Make sure that the file is a photo. What I struggle with is the anger they have towards the Hance family. Learn more about merges. Schuler crashed about four hours after leaving a Sullivan County campground at around 9:30 a.m. as she was taking the kids back home. The Long Island mother who drove bombed out of her mind with a minivan full of kidstriggering a head-on collision that killed 8routinely bellied up to the bar and griped about her failing marriage and stressful job, a drinking buddy told The Post. Daniel Schuler and Barbara publicly attributed Diane Schuler's erratic driving to a medical issue, such as a stroke. "She never complained about it," one friend said on camera. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Two elderly men and one of the men's middle aged son were killed while driving on an expressway on a sunny Sunday afternoon. No criminal charges are expected since Schuler died in the crash. Nearly two years ago, Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed her minivan into an oncoming S.U.V. Warren Hance told his sister, Diane Schuler, to pull over and wait for him to pick them up. Anyone with a hangover and red weed eyes would understand this behaviour. Jackie wrote about her anger and rage at Diane for "murdering" her girls when the toxicoligy reports came out. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Diane Schuler was able to do so. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. She doesn't call her husband, she calls her brother Warren who does nothing for two hours knowing his three little girls are in that van. Daniel Schuler has maintained a round-the-clock vigil at Bryans bedside since the crash. It was caused by mother of two, Dianne Schuler who inexplicably drove her mini van for nearly two miles at high speed, on the wrong side of the road on Taconic Parkway. [LA replies: They did have two cars up there, and apparently his additional fishing trip was already planned. Schulers wife Diane was drunk and high on marijuana when she drove the wrong way for almost two miles on a highway before smashing head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others, a prosecutor said. The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway. My father taught me how important family is. Daniel Schuler, who has asked that his wife's body be exhumed, has maintained all along that she was a perfect wife and mother with no alcohol problems. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He said he has yet to speak to Warren and Jackie Hance, who were not at the service, and is praying for the right thing to say. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Some of the other reviews suggest that the anger that Jeanne Bastardi documents is unwarranted. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Witnesses said her van weaved in and out of lanes traveling down the New York State Thruway and the cries of children were heard in the car in a telephone call to her brother along the way. Having said that, the sections which deal with the Bastardis struggling against - in their view - lies, corruption, cover ups and self-interest in an attempt to get to truth are very well done and provide a lot of extra details that you won't have come across elsewhere. I read the other book "I'll See You Again" that focuses on the Hance family and I watched the HBO documentary. A 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut was found in Schuler's 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. "Diane could not forgive her mother or herself," he said. This story has been shared 170,718 times. . . And yet look what happened. In the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, 74-year-old Dan Longo, 81-year-old Michael Bastardi, and his 49-year-old son Guy were killed instantly. Diane Schuler calls Jackie Hance. "She had contacted her brother two hours before to say she wasn't feeling well" NY State police conference (7/27/09)"A drunk driver did not do this to your family," Daniel Schuler (9/1/09)** This book is based on the facts and information as presented to the family from the state police investigators, district attorney's office, private investigators, medical examiners, and other sources as listed. Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, USA, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, USA. "It's very tragic," the friend said. 11:37 a.m.: Schuler calls her sister-in-law, Jackie Hance, the mother of her three nieces, to tell them there is traffic and they are running late. "Wrong way Mom Drunk and High". Every theory has a credible source. ; please feel free to email the website for information. Upon release of Diane Schuler's toxicology report both Diane's husband and her brother lawyer up and refuse to cooperate with the investigation in any meaningful way. There is a quote from Eileen. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The writing is very basic but gets the point across. Drag images here or select from your computer for Diane E. Hance Schuler memorial. I understand the Bastardi family was devastated but some of their behaviour was unseemly as well. "She was not someone who was mean. Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. As mentioned by the source, Diane was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar that belonged to her brother. "The family needs your support. Diane was a type A control freak who had to have things her way and had a hard time relaxing. She eventually crashed into an oncoming SUV . 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