Top Critics. The layers of anger, guilt and what many would call blind faith that surround the case, however, have given it a tragic intensity, making the unanswerability of the questions seem profoundly painful. She decided she'd have a few belts and a few smokes; no doubt she'd done something like this before and thought she could handle it., that is, driving while intoxicated. Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. But the egregious nature of the accident is highly unique. Now she's sick to her stomach and bombed out of her mind. Family members often are. That last weekend she was stuck with a long drive and five kids while her cluck of a husband took off with just the dog. 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." Well, there are a lot of theories, so I don't subscribe 100% to any of them. We are still being dodged by all the questions that we wanted answered.". Warren, her dad, came in at the end of the conversation and called back at 1:02PM where he spoke to Diane and she was slurring, incoherent and called him Danny. How was she even conscious after drinking that much? I think it really revealed the depths of the family's state of denial, and what lengths her husband and sister-in-law were willing go to "prove" that it was a medical issue, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. The HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane tracked Daniel's journey to clear his wife's name. 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. 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.. I wonder if he's found another woman stupid enough to marry him? Have the Hances had to give any testimony through the various lawsuits about what happened on that day? R25s theory would explain why the family was acting so cagey about the phone call and also why Dianes sister-in-law was so subdued in the book she wrote about the crash. She was a murderer that took the lives of 5 innocent children and 3 innocent men and her husband, bother and sister-in-laws - Jackie and Jay all covered for her. Things had likely been spiraling in the relationship for a while - unhappiness, feeling overburdened, etc. told her on the phone that his independent lab tests returned the same results as the original autopsy regarding Diane's blood alcohol levels. NR. Aunt Diane on her wedding day; I was surprised that she doesnt look like an evil lush (I havent seen the documentary yet). 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). [1] It premiered on HBO on July 25, 2011.[2]. I agree with most of your points except that I don't think the goal of the documentary filmmakers was to find a medical reason for what she did. You are a PARENT and you drive when you are drunk and high? I don't think they were trying to find a way to medically excuse, but I do think they were sympathetic to Diane. Someone suggested that she wasn't looking for pain meds in there but for alcohol. Reportedly, she had her hands firmly on the steering wheel at "ten and two" while she stared straight ahead. I agree that it was likely a murder-suicide. 59%. This was very close to the actual incident timewise, so much of what we know now hadn't come out yet. Maybe all the adults were heavy drinkers and MJ smokers. For nearly two miles, Schuler was driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. She then got some orange juice so she mix more vodka into it and drink it without the kids seeing it. That was it. She drives up the Taconic the wrong way and doesn't even realize it. Well she got an OJ at McDonalds, presumably as a mixer for the vodka, and that is when she started drinking. Regardless, I think the evidence still suggests intent - her driving behavior while on the highway seemed to imply control of the vehicle. I mean, ALL of that made sense! This contrasts with the aftermath of her actions. As mentioned by the source, Diane was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar that belonged to her brother. She made twice his salary. According to DUI Driving Laws, this is the equivalent of 10 drinks; more than twice the legal limit. At least his sleazy lawyer's been disbarred and pretty much lost everything. This is apparently why she took the girls with her. The World is Ending: Donating without dignity, Senior skip day: rest day for students, disruptor for teachers, The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School, Your email address will not be published. But court records show that civil cases, including one filed by the Bastardi family in December 2009, had been settled by April. I completely agree. She also tested positive for marijuana use. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Or someone who left the dreadfully tacky long island years ago but still knows the goings-on at home? They could be the smartest people in the world but that accent makes them sound like dumbasses. She had a lot of pent up rage. 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. R21 does make sense. I just hope her son grows up relatively okay. One thing is clear child welfare authorities are having trouble accepting that Daniel Schuler was clueless that his wife was drinking and drugging while driving. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Did he just refuse to say what was said, or was he cagey or obviously lying or what? I don't get it. it could have happened) but this is quite near to the psychological make-up of someone who might be prone to snapping like this. Watch Official Trailer, 'There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane". I've said this from the beginning & just felt like a big ol' pessimist who has no faith in people, lol. 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. Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. Schuler's family, including her husband, Daniel Schuler, blamed her bizarre behavior on an undefined medical condition. I know everyone is suing everyone, the Hances had a baby and there were two books written by family members of those killed. Columbia School of Journalism. Watchlist. Evidence is mounting that someone had to have known Diane was a danger. 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. She has time on the drive to ponder things, and seems to be driving aimlessly. Like she decided she and those kids were going to die that day AND THEN started boozing heavily and smoking. 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. Full Review Yet she had no choice but to ride on, helplessly, to her death. The Mystery Of Aunt Diane And The 2009 Taconic State Parkway Crash. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Directors Liz Garbus Genres Documentary Subtitles None available This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+. 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. To be fair - all alcoholics/addicts are functional until the day they're not. 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. He suggested an abscessed tooth may have caused a stroke. Not sarcastic: what's your IQ? Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. On one hand, why was Ms. Schuler driving with marijuana and the equivalent of 10 shots of alcohol in her body, as tests later showed? Sonny arrives at his restaurant and gives Dex, who is there, the night off. Currently you are able to watch "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" streaming on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel. Diane told her brother she was having tunnel vision the very phrase Ive seen associated with heavy drinking. There are two contradictory sets of questions in the case, depending on who is asking, and Ms. Garbus pursues them all. Edit: Some people have pointed out other instances of drunk drivers driving on the wrong side of the highway, which is fair. 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. This article about a historical documentary film is a stub. 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). 2011. She's concentrating on just driving straight and staying in one lane. I'll add a key piece of evidence - her BAC of 0.19. I can't imagine anything more awful than being a kid in that van. Four hours later, she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway for nearly two miles eventually crashing into an oncoming SUV, killing herself and seven others. Couldnt Dianes husband have been charged with negligence for that part at least? [quote]That's just another lame, totally unproven excuse for Shuler's behavior. But so many who knew Schuler described her as the perfect wife and mother, and so the desperate hunt for answers began. ", Found a reddit discussion on this a poster thinks that Ambien may have had something to do with it. Why dont you try to think more of others next time before you post? I read in one article that the kids were playing at the McDonalds playpen thing for an hour. .14 - .19 The "good feelings" of euphoria begin to give way to some negative feelings such as anxiety and restlessness. She purposely killed the kids and herself because she was an angry control freak. Whatever, It's a really good episode. Traces of THC in her body suggested that she had smoked marijuana as recently as 15 minutes before the crash. Then Emma made her anguished cry. Psychotic break? The HBO documentary "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane" takes a hard look at Diane Schuler's horrifying car crash in 2009, which killed her and seven other people. She also had a lot of undigested alcohol in her stomach + had been smoking weed. Hello and thank you for registering. Grennan said there are still two cases pending in the state Court of Claims alleging that the design of the roadway was faulty. He didnt realize it until the police told him. She also said something to her brother during that last phone call that was probably very telling about her motives. She eventually crashed into an oncoming SUV, which ended up killing herself and seven others. From all the various testimonials about her (like her friends that she cut off because apparently they didn't like Danny), you just see that that woman was a loving mom, but also full of so much rage. IMO, the most logical explanation is that she was hungover and stopped at McDonalds to get OJ for the vodka we know was in the car, to take the edge off her hangover. Actually I do think Diane's husband was simple minded. "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" premieres on HBO at Monday 9 p.m. WATCH VIDEO: The trailer for "There's something wrong with Aunt Diane"," which is available on. Thats insane. Days after the accident you could still see a few items (like a tennis ball) on the side of the road. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site Privacy Policy And then ignored her children's screams of terrors and pleas to pull over as traffic was coming head on. If this is true, Dumb Danny From Long Guyland is a real asshole for suing the families of the little girls! 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. Have there been any recent updates with the Schuler family? The HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane tracked Daniel's journey to clear his wife's name. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban m Read allThis documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. 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. No fucking mystery, she was completely impaired, sick from too my alcohol and angry. The poor kid, his mother and sister dead, and stuck with a lamebrain asshole of a father. Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. 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. 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. Guy Bastardi, his father Michael Bastardi, and family friend Daniel Longo, were in the car that crashed head-on into Dianes vehicle and died shortly after. HBO, Monday night at 9, Eastern and Pacific times; 8, Central time. Maybe she also doesn't know where her husband is and wants to get home to see if he's there. Any history of mental illness? Therefore, it doesn't surprise me that Diane never forgave her mother for making her a surrogate mother. The film follows Diane's husband and sister-in-law, who believe that Diane may have had a medical emergency that precipitated the crash, and who hire a lawyer and PI to investigate that . If not, did some medical problem a stroke, an abscessed tooth cause her to start drinking? This case fascinates me in a gruesome way. Michael Bastardi, 81, and his 49-year-old son Guy Bastardi were killed, along with family friend Daniel Longo, 74. But it really was simple. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. No telling what he said/did that morning to set things in motion. God rest her soul. She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. --. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. What is Daniel Schuler up to these days and his closet-smoker sister in law? About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . By Joe Reid Jul 30, 2018. I take it to sleep and I haven't done anything crazy. The film, however, raised more questions than it answered. But she warned her father that she was going to be late, and would not arrive home on time for drama rehearsal. SHE DROVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR TWO MILES. Not one person who has a cousin who is married to someone who used to work with diane schuler? 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. It chronicles the Schuler family's absolute denial that Diane was drunk and high at the time of the crash.". Grennan was the attorney in one of the Westchester County cases, representing Bryan Schuler, who was 5 at the time and the sole survivor, and the estate of Erin Schuler, 2, who was killed. hbo Poisoned Apple Donate to Common Sense $1496 $2000 Contributed Our Goal click ACCEPT. Schuler's son, Bryan, who was 5 at the time, was the only survivor. Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. She was just impaired enough that it probably felt like just a dream. It would be very interesting to know the content of the phone conversation Aunt Diane had with her brother before the accident. We do know that Diane got into an argument with the counterboy at McDonalds because her son wanted Chicken McNuggets and they were only serving breakfast but that's who Diane was, wanted to make sure the children all got what they want. To me, this is all pretty cut and dry - she had been unhappy/depressed in her life for quite some time - raising kids with a deadbeat husband after having her own mother walk out at an early age. Senior Emma Song is a managing editor in her third year on Common Sense. Its actually pretty common. Schulers fatal crash contributed to the passing of the Child Passenger Protection Act. Theres Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. Little crosses and flowers are in the medians where the two cars ended up. But I lean towards intentional act. for your pointless bitchery needs. He was not worth putting up with. And I could see the stop at McDonald's to let the kids play as being a "last hoorah" of sorts for them (which is so fucking sad). Available on iTunes, HBO Max. Does anyone else see it that way? The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. Meanwhile, her brothers did make peace with the mom. . I would have IMMEDIATELY called the cops. She didn't feel like dealing with 5 little kids and wasn't looking forward to the boring 2 hour ride home. When he found out she was driving a van with children he desperately tried calling both her and 911 but it was too late. -, Press J to jump to the feed. I don't get it. She was pulling over to puke, ffs. I think it started to sink in to Jay Schuler toward the end, when the investigator hired by Dominic Barbara (sic?) I drive by the spot where they were killed every day. R39, I just saw the documentary. The 2 kept insisting that if Diane had had alcohol problems, they would have know about it. How many people went with the 'she was drunk and it was an accident' narrative vs 'she knew what she was doing, the drink was help, not cause/murder-suicide' narrative? She definitely could have been. This story has been shared 100,023 times. It wouldn't be black out drunk for a heavy drinker. 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. The Bastardi and Longo families pushed for prosecutors to convene a grand jury, but it never happened. Yeah, Diane's brother not calling the police right away is the tip off for me that they all knew she was drunk. 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. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (1,682) 6.7 1 h 40 min 2011 18+ [HBO] HD. His eventual response, a dramatic high point in the film, is not what they had hoped for. Its really bizarre and I admit I dont understand this case in that way. Bastardi and several attorneys associated with the court cases declined to discuss the cases Wednesday. Why that weekend though, R58? She ignored her brothers entreaties to stay put. 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. Why can't he give the Bastardis answers to their questions? Were the campers near them during the weekend ever interviewed to see if there was something that occurred to set her off? Those accents. I don't know how much you'd have to take to sleep drive or sleep eat. Maybe one of them could have interceded and prevented the accident. I think R21 has it. Yet Schuler offered himself up, grim-faced, to the press, insisting his wife had an occasional glass of wine and tossed the rest of the bottle away. Some features on this site require registration. I just dont get how she goes from camping every weekend and being a PTA mom who doesnt let the kids out of her sighta great mom (per a neighbor) to purposely terrifying and murdering all the kids, herself, and a handful of drivers. Her husband: deny deny deny. I just find it hard to believe this woman was an alcoholic and no one thought that she should not drive the kids around. She gets out of the car a few times to puke. She was the breadwinner in the family and had to take full responsibility for the kids. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. I guess it's over. She stops at the Sunoco convenience store for some Aspirin and perhaps another nip and toke. 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. Please click here to register for free. Oh, I'm sure she was bothered; bothered by being left holding the bag while her dipshit husband went on his merry way. I can understand her being consumed with grief but it feels like she's holding back and it makes it more tragic. 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. 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. You don't have enough exposure. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Sunday morning when she got up she was still drunk from the night before. Diane had been overweight; when she lost the weight she married the first bum that came along, namely Danny Schuler. I think R21 nailed it. She then asked the SIL for tickets for her and her husband and one of their kids to see one of the nieces in a play at church that she was starring in. Now not only is she drunk and high but she's really really mad. R5, she didn't take Ambien, she drank a quart of vodka and smoked weed. She's driving straight ahead probably with one eye closed because she's seeing double. On the other hand, there are the questions that Ms. Schulers husband, Daniel, has steadfastly raised: Were the tests mistaken? (Name will only be used to verify billing.). 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. And of course, there was the fact that Diane's mother had abandoned Diane and her brothers when Diane was only nine, leaving Diane to become the "woman of the house" to her siblings. I haven't heard anything about this case in a long time. Maybe her husband told her he wanted a divorce or that he never wanted kids. Hello. Are these the people who snap? reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. About a week after her deadly crash, Shulerss toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of .19%. Take a damn uber. As one of the worst motor-vehicle accidents in New York State history, the tragedy quickly became national news. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. 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. I would side with you that it was murder/suicide. The missing Yuba boys always make me think this too. 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. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. No mystery! All rights reserved. They want to see how depressed he is, added my source. "We just didn't get the answers we needed," said Bastardi, 55. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. She's drinking this vodka quickly and in large gulps because she can't let the kids see this. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter During the Taconic State Parkway crash, some eyewitnesses reported Schuler looked calm and in control. I'm watching it. I don't think it's uncommon. 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. 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. May the innocents rest in peace. The World Is Ending: Amazon Rainforest, dying? She was a selfish pig either way. She still drove while fucked up and killed lots of people. C'mon. They stalked and harassed her for months leading up to it. The lawsuits against the estate of Diane Schuler, 36, claimed she was negligent when she drove a minivan south in the northbound lanes of the parkway on July 26, 2009. Why was she so drunk on a Sunday afternoon? 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