And then, for whatever reason, Diane decided to drop her phone and sped off to die. She ignored her brothers entreaties to stay put. Your donation will support the student journalists of Thomas S. Wootton High School. 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. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. I've said this from the beginning & just felt like a big ol' pessimist who has no faith in people, lol. This thread has definitely made me realize this. But court records show that civil cases, including one filed by the Bastardi family in December 2009, had been settled by April. I have no idea. Why dont you try to think more of others next time before you post? 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!. So 'apparently' Danny (the husband of Diane) was having an affair with Jackie Hance (the sister in-law who lost 3 daughters). 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. Have the Hances had to give any testimony through the various lawsuits about what happened on that day? R76, I agree with you. 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. (If you are a man, you will have difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection.) Her family trying to claim she didn't drink were probably clueless to what was really going on with her. I think the theory that she had been molested by the brother makes sense, that she killed his kids in revenge. She's seen becoming visibly ill. She gets shitfaced to work up the courage and to offer a reason for the crash as an accident vs a simple suicide. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." If this was a tv movie Rosie O'Donnell could play Diane and Patton Oswalt could be Danny. "TV review: 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane', "A riveting, in-depth look at eight deaths and one enduring mystery". Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. Maybe one of them could have interceded and prevented the accident. 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. July 24, 2011. (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+. They are as much victims as he and his wife are. In the state of New York, it is now a felony to drive intoxicated with a child in the car. This is apparently why she took the girls with her. It messed her up. She was angry at her mother for leaving her family. After her mom left, I think Diane was molested by one of her brothers or fathers. That is a big jump for someone who drinks too heavily but generally keeps good outward appearances. 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.". Plus, as the documentary unfolds, we're given more and more insights into the personal problems that may have led her to Diane's final destructive act. Authorities want to figure out if Schuler, who denied that his wife even liked the taste of alcohol, is a danger to his son. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. There was no fucking Ambien! She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. This contrasts with the aftermath of her actions. All Critics. The film, however, raised more questions than it answered. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane True Crime Obsessed True Crime On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler left the campgrounds in upstate New York where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on Long Island. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn This article about a historical documentary film is a stub. I just watched "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," which I found interesting and thought-provoking. She's going really fast because she just wants to get home and go to bed. You may get nauseous. Schuler was driving the five children from Hunter Lake Campground in the Catskills. Its unclear why Schuler did not call her husband, Daniel, who was supposed to be driving home in his truck at the same time Diane took the kids. That was when he mentioned the loss of his daughter. With her were five young children: her son, her daughter, and three nieces. According to DUI Driving Laws, this is the equivalent of 10 drinks; more than twice the legal limit. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Copyright Fandango. 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. Audience Score 250+ Ratings. 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. Jackie Hance had another baby to replace the three girls she lost. And when she finally exploded she took seven people with her, four of them children. Thats insane. There are two contradictory sets of questions in the case, depending on who is asking, and Ms. Garbus pursues them all. For nearly two miles, Schuler was driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. A wife and mother, who was also a cable TV executive, emerges in the film as a woman who strove to be perfect, often referred to as supermom by friends and family. R5, she didn't take Ambien, she drank a quart of vodka and smoked weed. Her husband: deny deny deny. She also tested positive for marijuana use. When you are on Ambien you could eat a whole meal and drink a bottle of booze and not even know it. This story has been shared 100,023 times. Well she got an OJ at McDonalds, presumably as a mixer for the vodka, and that is when she started drinking. If thats true, Im guessing Aunt Diane stepped out to drink and smoke during at least some of that time? Privacy Policy Hello. I think the most aggravating thing (not the most devastating thing, as that would be the death of innocent children) about this case is that we will simply never know what in the hell really happened to cause her to behave the way she did. No doubt she was pissed and irritated. Top Critics. 2011. He's currently serving a prison sentence if I remember right. 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? 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. 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. [R40] is on the nose, too. Before this call, Schuler made three, increasingly frantic calls from her cell not the one, calm conversation thats been previously reported. The first call Diane made was relatively unpanicked. Im just wondering at what point exactly she started what seems to have been a binge? The film, however, raised more questions than it answered. Meanwhile, her brothers did make peace with the mom. Someone suggested that she wasn't looking for pain meds in there but for alcohol. 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). The film follows Dianes husband and sister-in-law, who have been trying to clear Dianes name ever since her death. I was surprised she wouldnt have a car seat at least. 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. R21 does make sense. After all, Princess Diana's mother abandoned her at 6 years old, and look what a nut she turned out to be. But she warned her father that she was going to be late, and would not arrive home on time for drama rehearsal. The link at R11 was so poorly written it was unreadable. It was in her blood and there was still 6 (was it ounces or quarts?) I want to clear her name, he said. 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. Yeah it's rather amazing people kept wanting to believe ANYTHING happened other that the obvious. Or maybe not in secret; it wouldn't have been hard to hide her alcoholism from that clueless family. Edit: Some people have pointed out other instances of drunk drivers driving on the wrong side of the highway, which is fair. 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. Much of the material Ms. Garbus presents has been on the record already, most prominently in an article by Steve Fishman in New York magazine in November 2009. I can't imagine anything more awful than being a kid in that van. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Yes, why hasn't her brother ever revealed the details of the phone call to Diane? Money will out eventually. Maybe all the adults were heavy drinkers and MJ smokers. There was also a quid pro quo at work. That would be illuminating. "The terms of the settlement are confidential and the court records are sealed," attorney Kevin Grennan, of Garden City, said Wednesday. 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. Thats pretty damning. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. 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). On that bright sunny Sunday 10 years ago, July 26, 2009, families were shattered. She's concentrating on just driving straight and staying in one lane. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. If you believe this was accidental, there are two scenarios: 1) shes a raging alcoholic, in which case .19 doesnt get her to this state, or 2) she isnt an alcoholic, but decided on this day to get hammered and high with 7 kids in the car? It has all of the hallmarks of intention in it. Because it would reveal far too much, R27. Reportedly, she had her hands firmly on the steering wheel at "ten and two" while she stared straight ahead. He suggested an abscessed tooth may have caused a stroke. If just one had made it wed maybe not be debating it at all. The documentary opens with several harried calls to 911, describing a . I totally agree. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. The Bastardi and Longo families pushed for prosecutors to convene a grand jury, but it never happened. Daniel Schuler and his in-laws, Warren and Jackie Hance, later sued each other over the crash. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. Watchlist. Whatever, It's a really good episode. it could have happened) but this is quite near to the psychological make-up of someone who might be prone to snapping like this. "When you are on Ambien you could eat a whole meal and drink a bottle of booze and not even know it. Jackie Hance recounts a phone conversation with him where he called her "crazy" and basically behaved like a complete ass. The official HBO poster of Theres Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, a documentary from 2011. Leaving the phone behind on the side of the road and then getting in the minivan with the kids for the final time looks pretty bad. For HBO, Nancy Abraham, senior producer; Sheila Nevins, executive producer. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. Witnesses state her expression was serene and oblivious - as if she was completely unaware she was going the wrong way. 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. 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. Thank you, Janice Min. She leaves her phone on the barrier on the side of the road. 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 HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane tracked Daniel's journey to clear his wife's name. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. HBO, Monday night at 9, Eastern and Pacific times; 8, Central time. He didnt realize it until the police told him. Spoiler.. The book by the mother who lost the three girls was very softball. ", I agree that she was drunk and high, btw. The "last hurrah " at McDonalds theory is just chilling if that was her intention.Jesus. On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler left the campgrounds in upstate New York where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on Long Island. As mentioned by the source, Diane was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar that belonged to her brother. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. This was very close to the actual incident timewise, so much of what we know now hadn't come out yet. Five years after a violent wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway killed eight people including four young children a flurry of civil lawsuits stemming from the crash have been dropped or quietly settled, with the terms sealed by a state judge. 'SOMETHING WRONG WITH AUNT DIANE' By Andrea Peyser August 7, 2009 6:30am IN THE minutes before Diane Schuler drunkenly smashed her vehicle while traveling in the wrong direction on the. 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. Its actually pretty common. Neither of those scenarios make much sense to me. The whole documentary just fascinates me. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. Please click here to register for free. .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. They could be the smartest people in the world but that accent makes them sound like dumbasses. Okay, guys, if we believe this 2009 NY POST article, Diane was a secret alcoholic who drank basically every day at a bar for at least two years and in the last few months of her life was miserable in her marriage and felt trapped in it. Kind of like a perfect storm. The hot air makes her feel worse. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. 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.. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. All three passengers in the other vehicle were killed, as were Diane, her daughter and three nieces. Diane Schuler, from what is known about her, was a very angry, controlling, impulsive person. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way 2011. She had a lot of pent up rage. Its a gripping and terrifying account, making use of video footage, cellphone conversations and testimony from investigators and a number of witnesses. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. She was quick tempered and impulsive. No, they're all still dead, as far as we know. I was thrown a little that they showed Diane's corpse at the accident scene. Does anyone else see it that way? Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. Do I need to lecture you on how fucking stupid you are being? She said something about it during the call to her brother. A few other pointsthis was an extremely controlling woman in a potentially unhappy relationship with a man who had no interest/desire to raise several kids. (Not making sure his 2 year old daughter had a car seat?). 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. One rumor was that she suspected her husband was having an affair with her sister-in-law. How was she even conscious after drinking that much? Her husband, brother and sister-in-law all know she's impaired but figure it's something she always does so she'll manage. I do have to go to sleep right away cuz it makes me ravingly hungry. He also is the attorney in one of the Court of Claims cases. Terms and Policies --. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? Done deal. In There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, award-winning director Liz Garbus (see below) explores the facts and speculation surrounding this tragic accident. 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. Schuler had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19, more than twice the legal limit. Let's also consider the evidenceshe drove perfectly to a McDonald's, rest stop, etc., had the cohesion to use her phone and make a call, but somehow cannot recognize the fact that she is driving on the wrong side of the highway, and does so perfectly straight without any swerving, etc. Actually I do think Diane's husband was simple minded. Couldnt Dianes husband have been charged with negligence for that part at least? There was an issue submitting your request. 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. 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?). Diane Schuler was portrayed by the news as a reckless drunk and a mother who carelessly put her own children in danger. So instead alerting the cops they gambled on the lives of the children--just to keep the drunken sow from getting a DUI. Something happened on the trip that made her snap. But that's where the evidence leads me, sadly. click ACCEPT. The Overlook Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 2023 edition, taking place in New Orleans from March 30-April 2, naming the world premiering Universal horror-comedy Renfield as its And it was entirely her own fault. Why that weekend though, R58? This one always bothers me because both "sides" (accident versus intentional) have some pieces that make sense, but some parts that just don't fit. Why not just drink enough to take the edge off & get home safely? The McDonalds employees and the camp ground owner also swear that Diane wasnt drunk when they saw and interacted with them that morning. 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. R76 I also agree she had likely made the decision and was determined to go out wasted. The 2 kept insisting that if Diane had had alcohol problems, they would have know about it. 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. 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. Shes my little girl. If not, did some medical problem a stroke, an abscessed tooth cause her to start drinking? Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. During the Taconic State Parkway crash, some eyewitnesses reported Schuler looked calm and in control. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. God will deal with the rest. 59%. Therefore, it doesn't surprise me that Diane never forgave her mother for making her a surrogate mother. She definitely could have been. Have you had it tested? 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. (Name will only be used to verify billing.). Someone who deals by not dealing, if you know what I mean? 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. This is a family who is trying desperately (almost to the point of irrationality) to preserve her imageOR, more likely, to deflect any potential legal or financial responsibility from themselves. Aunt Diane on her wedding day; I was surprised that she doesnt look like an evil lush (I havent seen the documentary yet). Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Mandalorian Creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on Grogus Force Training and the Darksabers Significance. Diane had been overweight; when she lost the weight she married the first bum that came along, namely Danny Schuler. Its so tragic and unfortunate when there are no survivors left to report on an incident. "I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage?". This was curious, because the Schulers said they left upstate early, around 9:30 a.m. on July 26. As one of the worst motor-vehicle accidents in New York State history, the tragedy quickly became national news. You said it best. She stops at the Sunoco convenience store for some Aspirin and perhaps another nip and toke. I think he survived but the woman driving the car he crashed into didn't. It seemed to want to find a medical reason to account for Diana Schuler's abominable behavior. Did he just refuse to say what was said, or was he cagey or obviously lying or what? Diane and her husband drank and smoked pot all weekend. Oh, I'm sure she was bothered; bothered by being left holding the bag while her dipshit husband went on his merry way. This seems highly unlikely to me. Dianes daughter also was killed, as well as three men in an oncoming SUV. , a documentary on HBO, reveals previously unknown information about that day, and sheds light on the unknown side of Schuler. 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. The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. She still drove while fucked up and killed lots of people. She got a phone call from her brother and spoke with to him for two minutes before leaving her phone and driving off. The exchange was reportedly coherent, and Jackie did not indicate anything seemed amiss with Schuler. I'll add a key piece of evidence - her BAC of 0.19. Ah, thanks, R73. The amount of booze in her stomach was like 10 shots' worth, not counting what was already metabolized at the time of death. I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. 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