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. Any history of mental illness? 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? But it really was simple. Some viewers may complain that Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane is on the side of Mr. Schuler and his wifes other defenders, because Ms. Garbus spends more time with him and his sister-in-law, Jay Schuler, than with anyone else. | Jul 2, 2018. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? I completely agree. One of the eyewitnesses to the crash said that there was no more bobbing and weaving and that the car was straight as a pin, Dianes eyes didnt blink and she was staring straight ahead and the witness thought the driver looked like someone determined to kill themselves right before the crash occurred. After all, Princess Diana's mother abandoned her at 6 years old, and look what a nut she turned out to be. I have no idea. Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. Days after the accident you could still see a few items (like a tennis ball) on the side of the road. 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. Not 100% anyway. I don't think there's any disputing the outcome here but regardless it's a crazy story and a reasonably well done documentary/movie. God will deal with the rest. Yet, the sis-in-law goes outside, alone (except for camera man), to smoke a cigarette and claims that nobody knows that she smokes cigarettes. 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. Interesting. How was she even conscious after drinking that much? R39, I just saw the documentary. Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old Long Island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph. 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'd assume she had a routine down in her regular life to control her drinking/addictions and this trip likely off set that. The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. 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. I don't get it. Her minivan collided with an SUV, resulting in the deaths of Schuler, her daughter, her three nieces, and three passengers in the other car. Diane Schuler was a 36-year-old woman from New York. Thats insane. Columbia School of Journalism. According to DUI Driving Laws, this is the equivalent of 10 drinks; more than twice the legal limit. Interesting. In There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, award-winning director Liz Garbus (see below) explores the facts and speculation surrounding this tragic accident. Its so tragic and unfortunate when there are no survivors left to report on an incident. 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). What I do not understand is how was she smoking pot without the kids noticing? 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?! R21 does make sense. Would it have killed you to have at least posted a picture or link OP? All in all, I find this case fascinating but so frustrating because we will never actually know for sure. Directors Liz Garbus Genres Documentary Subtitles None available This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location Although Schulers husband, Daniel, contested the results, initial autopsy reports indicated Schuler was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crash. There are two contradictory sets of questions in the case, depending on who is asking, and Ms. Garbus pursues them all. Schulers fatal crash contributed to the passing of the Child Passenger Protection Act. The drinking and pot, to me, seem like probable 'working herself up to actually doing it after deciding to do it' aids. You will have trouble walking or standing and are at a greater risk of hurting yourself physically. She was pulling over to puke, ffs. There's something wrong with Ginny in billing. I would side with you that it was murder/suicide. If this was a tv movie Rosie O'Donnell could play Diane and Patton Oswalt could be Danny. I drive by the spot where they were killed every day. Shortly after noon, Schuler had a phone conversation with her sister-in-law, Jackie Hance. And she tried to hide all this anger by smoking pot and drinking in secret. It's August - hot and humid. 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. I just assumed anecdotally that it was pretty rare. (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+. 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. Personal experience and the description below from St. John's University would suggest that she would be coherent enough to know what she was doing, even if a bit drunk. R76, I agree with you. No mystery! 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. [quote]That's just another lame, totally unproven excuse for Shuler's behavior. I think she was drinking/smoking for liquid courage and was resolved to murder-suicide that day. This is apparently why she took the girls with her. I don't think it's uncommon. So 'apparently' Danny (the husband of Diane) was having an affair with Jackie Hance (the sister in-law who lost 3 daughters). Chronic alcoholics can have crazy high levels compared to social drinkers. 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 . He didnt realize it until the police told him. She definitely could have been. -, Press J to jump to the feed. He also is the attorney in one of the Court of Claims cases. 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. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. If she secretly was THAT big of a drinker a BAL of 190 is not that high. "We just didn't get the answers we needed," said Bastardi, 55. 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? 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. Emma took the phone to tell her dad that she had a great time camping upstate with the Schulers. Not sarcastic: what's your IQ? On the other hand, there are the questions that Ms. Schulers husband, Daniel, has steadfastly raised: Were the tests mistaken? I wonder if he's still a security guard? On that bright sunny Sunday 10 years ago, July 26, 2009, families were shattered. If not, did some medical problem a stroke, an abscessed tooth cause her to start drinking? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I think the theory that she had been molested by the brother makes sense, that she killed his kids in revenge. 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. She was high on marijuana and had the equivalent of 10 shots of booze in her stomach.. They stalked and harassed her for months leading up to it. 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. Essentially, some people said they could buy that the weed + booze = her being so out of her mind disoriented the crash was an "accident" (in quotes there cuz obviously she could have abstained from both and voila, no accident at all). [2] Premise [ edit] 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. Jesus Christ! Perhaps this one got more coverage as a result of the documentary. That is a big jump for someone who drinks too heavily but generally keeps good outward appearances. Thats my theory as to why the brother wont talk about their conversation. The answers arent there either, but its impossible not to watch. May the innocents rest in peace. 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 rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. All the eyewitness statements tend to support it being an intentional act. This is interesting to me. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. 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. She leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. Nine days after her deadly crash, Diane's toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This story has been shared 136,057 times. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. According to the documentary, they simply cannot reconcile the toxicology results with the loving mother and aunt who would never knowingly endanger her children.. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. 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. She was angry at her husband for being such a useless loser. But that's where the evidence leads me, sadly. 2011. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Oh, I'm sure she was bothered; bothered by being left holding the bag while her dipshit husband went on his merry way. It was strange that they featured her four high school friends and one person who seemed just a neighbor on the documentary but no real intimates or who knew her in her daily life. 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. Why can't he give the Bastardis answers to their questions? 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. 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. I wonder if he's found another woman stupid enough to marry him? 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. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. 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. Meanwhile, her brothers did make peace with the mom. This was a mentally unstable woman who did a great job of hiding it, had problems in her marriage, had reached a tipping point, and wanted to keep "control" by making sure her children didn't grow up without her. Sunday morning when she got up she was still drunk from the night before. The exchange was reportedly coherent, and Jackie did not indicate anything seemed amiss with Schuler. End of story. I'm glad the Bastardis sued and got some compensation for the loss of their loved ones. hbo Poisoned Apple Donate to Common Sense $1496 $2000 Contributed Our Goal She is known as the main subject of the Taconic State Parkway crash back in 2009. She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. She had a demanding job, a no good husband and two children she was totally responsible for. I take it to sleep and I haven't done anything crazy. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case - as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. 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. 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? Jackie Hance had another baby to replace the three girls she lost. It would make more sense if she had wanted to end it all and take the children with her to have them unsecured at that point. 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. Schuler, a manager in Cablevisions accounting department, would suck down screwdrivers at a Long Island saloon, where she was a regular the past few years and usually came by herself, her pal said, adding: I wouldnt say she was an alcoholic, but she liked her drinks. The girlfriend still says she's innocent to this day, said it was the boyfriend and a friend of hers that killed Laurie. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Were the smaller children strapped into car seats? On July 26, 2009, 36-year-old Diane Schuler drove the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York. I can understand her being consumed with grief but it feels like she's holding back and it makes it more tragic. If just one had made it wed maybe not be debating it at all. 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. click ACCEPT. This contrasts with the aftermath of her actions. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. 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. You said it best. 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