She was last seen in 3300 block in Midtown. I just recently found out about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash that involved Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old woman who was driving southbound in the northbound lane for … That, of course, was me, who’s coached a number of mediums … The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. Copyright © 2021 Salon.com, LLC. Then she told her brother she was on Southern State Parkway on Long Island, come on, no matter how drunk you are you can tell the difference between the 2 mile long Tappan Zee toll bridge soaring over the Hudson and Southern State pkwy. No one thought I had a problem. At the same time, it might be more enlightening to try to understand her, rather than simply damning her. But I have often heard people excuse driving when they have had a few drinks by saying “they can handle it.” We may rail against drinking and driving after a dreadful accident like the one on the Taconic, but it's a common practice. For me, the sister-in-law’s statement gives resolution to the non-mystery that remained a mystery because no one came forward. In this special episode Kate asks psychic medium Nicole Michelle to discuss several well known cases, three murders and two disappearances. Richard Petrone, Jr. and Danielle Imbo … Let's mourn for the innocents who died on July 26, and let's redouble our energy toward saving some of the 36 innocents who will be killed by drunk driving today and every other day. At long last, as I knew would eventually happen, someone has come forth, Diane’s sister-in-law no less, on record with her statement that Diane used pot — every day, and that Diane was a drinker — a heavy one. As a sober alcoholic, though, I am often uncomfortable in a drinking world: a world where the president invites feuding parties to the White House for a beer, where liquor ads entice me wherever I turn, where "what will you have to drink?" Yes, she did. Fortunately I never had five children in my car. I would guess that this anger drove her into an irrational state of “to hell with it all,” or perhaps a state where her anger scared her and so she tried to assuage it with the vodka. Diane Schuler: Now it Makes Sense November 10, 2009 The Diance Schuler case — about the young woman who barrelled down the Taconic Highway in Westchester County the … Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. If I was depressed, I drank; if I was celebrating, I drank. The damage caused by these drunk drivers is about $51 billion a year. She was not confused, she was building up her nerve. Then it was a dark, heart-wrenching tragedy. But now I feel betrayed — betrayed by Danny who is out to save his body, soul, and more valiantly, the privacy of his survivor son. is the hallmark of hospitality. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Schuler herself then talked to Hance and said that she was disoriented and couldn't see clearly. Those people know what happened and have been protecting themselves since the brother first called the police and sugar-coated the situation as ‘a possible medical emergency’ and the husband only can say ’she was sober when she left..” not my fault. The authorities have said that Ms. Schuler, 36, of West Babylon, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 percent, more than twice the legal limit, and high levels of the chemical … Directed by Arlene Sanford. Change ). Dr … Even more recently, the year 2009 brought two separate such unexplained cases. And the consequences for drunk drivers are rarely commensurate with the risks they pose: According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, only one person is arrested for every 772 who drink within two hours of driving; only 17 percent of impaired people injured in crashes are charged and convicted of crimes. Bryan was the only survivor in a horrific car crash on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Small children, … With Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva. Business Communications and Customer Service. Diane … Jackie Hance is speaking out for the first time about the horrific New York car crash that ripped her family apart, ahead of a documentary seeking to clear her sister-in-law's name. Vodka is a chick drink. Investigators said Diane Schuler drove against traffic and struck Bastardi's car. But many are too embarrassed to admit psychic … Did Diane Schuler know she had a drinking problem? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Diance Schuler case — about the young woman who barrelled down the Taconic Highway in Westchester County the wrong way, killing eight including 4 children in her car. 42 thoughts on “ Diane Schuler’s Ghost ” Le Diable says: November 27, 2011 at 8:09 am. Judging others distracts us from our own behavior. Diane Schuler caused the accident on July 26, 2009, when she drove in … At first it was a horrifying mystery: Why did 36-year-old Diane Schuler drive her 2003 minivan for almost two miles the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway, especially with five small children in the car? Diane Hiller Psychic Medium . She was not confused, she was still making premediated decisions to carry out the plan. Because most people I knew drank more than I did, my drinking was almost invisible. Booze was my solution. I believe that alcoholism is a force of evil in our world. But one of the ugly aspects of addiction is that the addict's brain insists there is no problem. Diane Schuler, a successful account executive and the mother of two of the children in the car, sped up the Taconic Parkway in the wrong direction for almost two miles before crashing into an oncoming SUV. It may not seem obvious to someone who has never had a drinking problem, but for a woman whose most reliable support had become alcohol, it could make a kind of sad, twisted sense. Eight people were killed: Schuler… A half-hour before the July 26 Taconic State Parkway crash, the West Babylon mother was … 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. If there is a devil, he must be chortling at the way we outlaw smoking and revile obesity all the while having a glass of wine to take the edge off before we pick up the kids at camp. La vie c’est ne pas difficle. Purloined Pen Reviews awaits you! This following post was made to our group True Crime Society JALAJHIA FINKLEA (18) was last seen October 20th 2020 in New Bedford MA getting into a white pickup truck. And so there went those innocent children on that July day, the lambs to the lion. Driving drunk with a child in the car is child abuse, and too many children are subjected to it as a normal part of their lives. She scouted the route! It's tragic that Diane Schuler thought it was safe to drink and drive. She argued with them at McDonalds to get her kids their last favorite meal and let them play in the playground there since she was gearing up for murder/suicide. Intro to Mediumship Classes begin in January. Diane Howe-Richards > ‎Diane Richards, Psychic/Medium. ------------------------------------------, According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Diane Schuler: The "Perfect PTA" Mom Who Killed 8 With Her Van The first was at 1:37 p.m. on July 26 of that year, when a woman named Diane Schuler drove her car, and her 5 … I remember back to my own psyche at that age and there were times I was close to suicidal, always when I was PMSing with hormones raging thorough my veins. And there went those good and strong men, smashed by a woman who never saw it coming. Diane and Daniel Schuler with their children Bryan, 5, and Erin, 2. CYA. This case has riveted me, and I often think about the missing links, the round peg to replace the square one that wouldn’t fit in the hole. She is a prize-winning journalist and teacher who hasn't had a drink in 17 years. Is it possible that Diane … For years I lived in a drinking family in a drinking world -- a world that might have been a lot like Diane Schuler's world. Scary times. John, you have certainly offered a whole new look at the Diane Schuler situation and it certainly would explain a lot of things. Well, slam, bam, no-thank-you m’am, burst that balloon with a bang. This means she went up the Taconic past the crash site, then turned around and got back on the same exit ramp in the wrong direction. I do think you have points about her taking the actions she did, but I tend to think that her depression was aggravated by anger from the McDonald’s fiasco as well as the fact the gas station didn’t have the analgesics she so desperately needed. Mostly, I feel betrayed by Diane, the “amazing” mother, professional woman, and whatever else she was, who drowned her pain, sorrow, and stress in a sea of liquor and a fog of marijuana. Diane Schuler. ( Log Out /  Susan Cheever is working on her 14th book, a biography pf Louisa May Alcott. The phone probably got dumped because the kids kept calling home and interferring with her death wish plan, as soon as she knew they were coming to look for her, as soon as the kids said what the road signs said, she went in the opposite direction, north, up the Saw Mill so they would be looking in the wrong place. Litchfield County Family Chiropractic 82 Meadow St . Perhaps to fortify herself for the drive, Schuler reached for vodka and pot, substances she had probably used in the past. Every day 36 people are killed and 700 injured because of drunk driving, according to the CDC. She … It kills the alcoholic in uniquely ugly ways, but it also kills, maims and damages millions of innocent families and children. Schuler, once a West Babylon, Long Island, wife and mother, has become an ugly headline: "How could she?" Everyone else did. ( Log Out /  Probably saw a perfect spot to end it all and headed back down the road heading south knowing what was going to happen and where, there is a blind curve with a hill right at the crash site, no chance for the unwitting accessory to the crime to react evasively. When Allison's car is wrecked, the SUV she rents turns out to have some … The evidence all points in the same direction and the longer people try to cover for Diane the worse it makes her and the entire family look. “Diane Schuler was very engaging,” Ruskin told the paper. "She had a choice," a family member of one of the men in the Chevy told the "Today" show about Diane Schuler. It was premeditated, she fed the kids, got her OJ mixer to go, and peeled out of that gas station with a death wish, she drove like a maniac until she was numb enough to not care. Surveillance Clip Summary: Surveillance video showing Diane Schuler at a gas station before she caused a wreck that killed eight people. Schuler's husband -- who was once arrested for driving while intoxicated himself -- has publicly said that she didn't have a drinking problem, but Diane Schuler lived in a culture where drinking and driving was far too commonplace. Schuler, the toxicology reports showed, was drunk and stoned on July 26 when she plowed into a Chevy Trailblazer, killing herself, her own 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces, as well as the driver and passenger in the Chevy. Small children, because they are so tied to our hearts, have the ability to drive us crazy with their complaints and carsickness and impatience. Diane Schuler was an alcoholic who took the lives of many people with her addiction. For months her husband, Danny, and the charlatan of a lawyer he hired, proclaimed from the mountaintops to all who would (and wouldn’t) listen that Diane Schuler was not a lush, that Diane Schuler drank very rarely, and that Diane Schuler had never, ever, been drunk. Schuler, 36, was driving her brother's Ford minivan home to West Babylon, L.I., after a camping trip in upstate Sullivan County when she somehow entered the Taconic State Parkway on the … This is not the ‘mommy’s a secret addict’ story like the media has jumped on the bandwagon with to no end, she was uniquely crazy and suicidal and had to know what she was doing. She had gone through the toll literally 30 seconds before making the call. This is right where the crash happened, about 200 yards north of the Saw Mill/Taconic merge. Update 18th Jan- Laura Lacie Read, 34, was last seen about 7 p.m CST on Saturday, Jan 16. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Another hard-hitting documentary from HBO takes a look at the tragic case of Diane Shuler, the woman who drove … Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Welcome the New Year by enhancing your gifts! 6. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. Mark your calendar! Diane Schuler's family is intent upon finding a medical reason for her actions: What if the reason is that mental illness is just as viable an explanation for behavior that unwittingly ends up in a disaster? Fortunately, and this was sheer blessing, the day came when I realized that my drinking was a problem, not a solution, and that I needed to get help. Schuler… Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I do think this woman was horribly depressed, a state she hid behind a facade of strength and smiles. The more i read about this case, the clearer it gets. Also, the husbands story about the vodka being his is total BS. Sounds like you’re privy to some inside info? She must have told her brother and sister in law something in those phone calls that sealed her fate, she left the phone and with it all hope of being stopped or saved, she drove up the Saw Mill to the Taconic, turned around and came back to end it all. Psychic Eye Mystery 3 Victoria Laurie Long Island Medium Kelsey Berreth Murder Psychic Reading Diane Schuler | Taconic State Parkway Killer | Mental Health \u0026 PersonalityThe … ( Log Out /  My gut tells me that Diane Schuler … When my husband and I drove, I was the designated driver, because I drank beer while he mixed vodka martinis in the passenger seat. It feels good to condemn someone else, to say, "I would never do that," to excoriate people for their wrongdoing. Alcoholism is a disease that tells us we do not have a disease. screamed the cover of the New York Post. The 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash killed eight people, including four children. Diane Schuler and her 2-year-old daughter also died in the accident. Yes, she is responsible for what happened. The classes will … So if we're going to judge something, why not judge alcoholism -- instead of pointing the finger at one sad criminal alcoholic. We can't know. The 4 or 5 right hand toll lanes there are all cash only, since they claim they checked the time on her ezpass, that means she probably went through tolls on the left and had to navigate across at least 5 lanes of toll plaza traffic to the pull off without hitting anything. Especially for women, alcohol has tremendous appeal as a way to calm our fears and blunt our miseries; it is private, portable, available and often very effective. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces — Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. On page 10 of the police report, a witness describes travelling north on the Taconic at 1:15 pm and being cut off by the minivan ALSO TRAVELLING NORTH getting on the Taconic from the Saw Mill Parkway. ( Log Out /  Un second de verite et pour sempre l’amie que vous … Fortunately I live in New York City, so I wasn't driving much in the years when I, too, might have taken that wrong turn onto the Taconic. But Schuler, lawyer Dominic Barbara, and investigator Tom Ruskin have repeatedly suggested that Diane Schuler’s erratic behavior was caused by something other than … The Business and Professional Writing Center. Love Pens? Dr. Randolph Kinkade 63 West St . Diane and Danny Schuler left Friday, July 24th, 2009 for a weekend of camping with their two children (Bryan and Erin) and Diane's brother Warren's three children (Emma, Alyson, and Katie). (Small kids are special in this regard.) Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. As far as real, serious, premeditation, that I am not sure. Nearby clinics. She didn’t crash into the toll booth and was able to pull over to the pull off on the right shoulder. Thanks for the comment, I so enjoyed it, and would love to hear from you again. All rights reserved. Often people will express wonderment that I don't drink, as if drinking were a necessary activity, like breathing or eating. The families up to this point had been very close and saw each other often. For those of us who have ever driven a car after having a few beers, and for mothers who have driven in cars with too many small children, the story is more complicated. We live in a culture dependent on cars; every small town has a bar or two that is not usually reached on foot or convenient public transport. “She was so engaging she was able to convince the McDonald’s employees to make Bryan Schuler Chicken Selects at … Sound Therapy with Karen Blakeslee 82 Meadow St . 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