Today, Daniel Schuler continues to refute claims that his wife is anything short of the perfect woman. Thats the only thing that made it bearable, that boy, LaGrippo said. The campground co-owner, who claimed to know the Schulers well and saw them off at approximately 9 AM that morning, said that Schuler appeared sober when she left. However this time, since she had been drinking on and off during the weekend and maybe even other times leading up to that weekend, she probably did not eat well (substantial nutrient rich foods) and probably did not drink alot of water. May they all Rest In Peace. display: none; Daniel also revealed that his wife smoked marijuana occasionally but never to excess and only for insomnia. This time it all hit her at once and well we know what happens then. Being in pain and disoriented, and not being able to see, her need to get her kids home may have been the only focus thought she had, however, we will never ever know. I dont know what to think. If she were, shed be relatively unaffected by the vodka she drank. Perfect Mom Diane Schuler Drove Her Van Full Of Kids Into A Head-On Collision But Why Remains Unknown. In humans it can be found in almost any organ or system in our bodies. Auto Brewery is relatively rare, however is becoming increasingly more common, especially when factoring in gluten issues. Unless you believe that a woman whos like a PTA mom of the year decides this is the day I dont give a damn, Im going to have eight or ten shots and smoke a joint in front of my kids and nieces, then something else had to happen, said Daniel Schulers private investigator. Archer, who works for the family of victim Daniel Longo, said the documents confirm much of what Schuler's husband Daniel refuses to discuss: his wife Diane was a pothead. Volunteer fire chief Joseph LaGrippo, one of the first at the scene of the horrific Taconic crash. It even offers a theory as to why in the aftermath of the crash despite there being three families claiming to want the truth, in the end only the Bastardis actually meant what they said. Maybe her marijuana was tainted with something that did something weird to her brain. Value shows High potassium If your potassium level is above 6.5 mmol/L, its dangerously high and you need medical care right away. This is where I thought about a few common organisms found within the nose, throat and mouth, called Actinomyces and a fungi called Aspergillus. It could of been overlooked. My exes issue was revealed when he a) got caught drinking at work and, on the same day, b) when I forced him to go to therapy to discuss what I thought was severe anxiety/depression and he revealed the problem to his therapist. The van was indeed Schulers. "They want to know what happened that day," said forensic investigator Michael Archer. The bus was instantly engulfed in flames, ultimately resulting in the loss of 20 lives. Her behavior does not indicate suicide, the evidence in the autopsy report absolutely and unequivocally proves she was NOT an alcoholic and did NOT have any addiction issues, and quite frankly was not thorough enough. Others who have it their blood levels show super high amounts of alcohol when in fact they havent drank anything. Although Daniel Schuler is an officer in the Public Security Unit of the Nassau County Police Department, he was not required to report his wifes drug use because he is a civilian. Schulers minivan was in flames, the Bastardis SUV was decimated and bodies of dead and dying children were lying on the parkway. If every single person who knew her says she did not drink regularly or to excess, if every single person who knew her says she would not have done anything on purpose to harm her kids, if witnesses all through the timeline state she was not drunk, she did not smell of alcohol, and she did not appear under the influence, and even the times she is on video she is not impaired, logic dictates something else was wrong. There are thousands of things that can and are overlooked in a normal autopsy; there are a million things out there that an ME can miss simply because they dont know to look for it, especially if its something rare. It was found that Diane had a blood alcohol level of 0.19, with the legal limit being 0.08. I just discovered this article and am feeling some sad relief that Im not the only one who failed to recognize an addict was right under their nose. As mentioned by the source, Diane was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar that belonged to her brother. Shortly after placing the call to Hance, Schuler made it across the Tappan Zee Bridge and onto the Taconic State Parkway. The way she drove no swerving, eyes on the road, ignoring all attempts to alert her suggest you are correct sunkissed. I was about to suggest the same thing. She was just nice, loving, kind, he says. "Exhuming her body is only going to prolong the pain of the families involved . I completely agree. Hot and humid weather. Ten years later, nothing has happened to change that distinction. Five days after autopsy results gave additional confirmation that Diane Schuler's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit with further indication that she had been . On that bright sunny day 10 years ago, families were shattered in a fiery crash that killed eight,including four girls, ages 2 to 8. Link copied Sept. 1, 2009, 9:23 PM UTC / Source . In addition, Auto Brewery Syndrome can cause severe bouts of vomiting, and she was seen on the side of the road in that condition. Im sorry that happened. WOW!!! "As part of our investigation we went up and down the Taconic and every entrance is clearly marked, with 'do not enter, wrong way,' [signs]" Becerra said. A co-owner of the campground later said that Diane appeared sober when she departed. I think she decided that day to carry out an action shed been contemplating for a while. While I dont necessarily understand the circumstances surrounding the driving arrangement when leaving the park, it serves as a reminder that maybe two adults should be present when there are more than two kids in a car. By Monika. Three men in the Chevrolet outrider, 81-year-old Michael Bastardi, his 49-year-old son Guy, and Diane's boyfriend, . How Alaska became one of fentanyl's deadliest frontiers In June 2010, theNew York State Policeissued its final report on the accident following eleven months of analysis. 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 . Wait a second Im not from around here. "The scientific evidence indicated that Diane Schuler was intoxicated at the time of the crash," the statement read. A person not used to drinking daily would not have the ability to drink the amount Diane had in her system when she died. In 1934, a bus on its way from Brooklyn to Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York drove off an embankment and plunged into a ravine. Her husband was in a deep denial bcos he was desperate to protect her reputation. She smoked weed everyday which could possibly be because of depression. On that bright sunny Sunday 10 years ago, July 26, 2009, families were shattered in a fiery crash that killed eight,including four girls, ages 2 to 8. The purse: In the documentary pause it at the photo of the Vodka bottle. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? According to a police report, Schuler was seen at approximately 11:45 AM by the side of the road with her hands on her knees, as if vomiting; she was seen again in the same position a short time later, north of the Ramapo rest stop. I dont see the fit. "He said, 'Kid, when you're driving on the parkway on the midnight tour, especially, and there's nobody on the road you driving up and down the parkway there's no need to be flying up and down in the left lane.' Police told WCBS that this information supports a new theory of the fateful night that Schuler, who smoked marijuana regularly according to her sister-in-law, but did not drink often, was overcome by the 10 shots of vodka she is believed to have consumed during her deadly drive. It all depends how Much sugar Ive had in my system. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. She was probably dehydrated and her stomach was empty, so she probably did not eat much and the symptoms of vomiting, confusion, acting strange, difficulty seeing clearly, and headache (assumed since she stopped for some tylenol or advil or something along those lines) started to impact her. Chloride is a type of electrolyte. Marijuana can be tainted with all kinds of things. I feel like her vomiting and erratic behavior was caused by DTs. Im not buying any other excuse. A crash like that shines a spotlight on all future wrong-way crashes and arrests, the investigator said. The Hunter Lake campground co-owner, who was also a friend of the Schulers, spoke with Diane before she departed and claimed that she appeared sober. #inline-recirc-item--id-d466033c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { The documentary goes into detail about her long history of dental issues, including an infected tooth (or possibly a few infected teeth). Stomach contents indicate 180 mLs of gray fluid. 2. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. A man who died in the wrong-way crash that killed eight people on a New York highway survived the impact and suffered at least briefly from pain . Symptoms normally develop slowly but they can also come on very suddenly. Metabolic acidosis, a condition in which you have too much acid in your blood. FOR SUBSCRIBERS: A TACONIC CRASH TIMELINE: Tracing Diane Schuler's final hours, HEADLIGHTS HEADING YOUR WAY: What to do when faced with a wrong-way driver. I would have never left him alone with my children if I suspected he was intoxicated. The incidents range from a New York City womanwhodrove the wrong way while drunk on the Sprain in Greenburgh in April to a White Plains man with a blood-alcohol level at 0.22% nearly three times the legal limit arrested in Ardsley last September after driving north on the soutbound New York State Thruway. I know for a fact she wasnt drunk when she came into the station, he said in a news report. I just noticed the following on the autopsy report, last page additional blood work. Um yeah there are. In an attempt to prove that his wife had not been intoxicated, Daniel Schuler and his attorney issued a statement that claimed Diane Schuler had been driving erratically due to a medical issue such as a stroke rather than intoxication. I know because i witnessed the same in an aunt of mine. Of those that responded to the crash, the first two were fellow drivers who had witnessed the ordeal. A gas station employee from whom Diane Schuler had attempted to buy over-the-counter painkillers vigorously denied that she had been drunk. Schulers 5-year-old son, Bryan, was the sole survivor of the accident. Please enter valid email address to continue. There are ocular migraines that distort vision and disorientate to the point that she may not have known how fast she was going and she could very easily not been able to see. Now you may be putting it together. ******If you dont drink enough water with alcohol, you can become dehydrated quickly.********. The woman's 5-year-old son survived. Learn how your comment data is processed. Diane Schuler's History-Making Crash. He was on his way and would meet them shortly. Which could introduce fungi as well BUT there are a few notable examples of penicillin resistant bacteria. Becerra, who grew up in Westchester, said he could not say whether the county's roads were more or less susceptible to wrong-way drivers. Barbara has also mentioned an abscess that had persisted in her mouth for seven weeks before her death and a lump in her leg, about which he said could have been a pulmonary embolism. I dont think well ever know, but Id like to hear the viewpoint of her inlaws. "But they are much more likely to result in fatal and serious injuries than are other types of highway accidents.". Bryan survived suffering from broken bones and severe head trauma. SUBSCRIPTION SALE: Get unlimitedaccess to lohud for one low annual fee, 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash, 10 years later, Read the 2012 NTSB Highway Special Investigation Report on Wrong-Way Driving, after driving north on the soutbound New York State Thruway, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. At first there was speculation that Schuler had a medical emergency which led to the accident, as she seemed fine to witnesses who saw her prior, but eventually toxicology results revealed that she was driving under the influence. She told him that they were being delayed by traffic. And her brothers kids: Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. That has been a widely discussed theory since it happened. November 10, 2009 - Diane Schuler, Wrong-Way Crash Mom: Got Sick Twice Before Collision Killed Eight, Says Report August 11, 2009 - Paper: Reunion in the Works for Wrong-Way Crash Families Severe low blood sugar is below 54 mg/dL, 2. Panicked calls to 911 poured in immediately following the accident. Susan Watts/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images. Brandon Lawson The 911 call that led to a mysterious disappearance. 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Interesting theories, but the one thing that stands out to me is that she seemed DETERMINED to keep driving. The occupants of a third vehicle sustained minor injuries. A blood alcohol test in ABS would have the exact same results as someone drinking large amounts of alcohol. This story floats around the internet as an unsolved mystery. Crash Mom Was Trashed. It . I havent read a lot of these post but I read an article that she was diabetic, if this is true then I truly believe she was having a diabetic episode. The Taconic wrong-way crash has been the subject of two books, true-crime podcasts and a 2011HBO documentary that drew its title from the chilling words of 8-year-old Emma Hance: "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," who had expressed concern about her aunt's condition in a cellphone call to her father shortly before the crash. In New York, the level for intoxicated driving is 0.08%. Throughout the documentary, Daniel and Jay Schuler, Dianes sister-in-law, claim that Ruskin was not returning their phone calls for nine months. One theory I had was that perhaps an infection within her oral cavity, left untreated for so long, could have resulted in bacteria (or even fungus [yeast???]) A final autopsy report shows Diane Schuler was drunk -- and there was no evidence of other medical conditions that explain the deadly crash. This is 100% undeniable proof there was no alcoholism or addiction issue. Caller: Good God. There were lawsuits and later, sealed settlements against Schuler's estate. It was 12:58 on the afternoon of July 26, 2009. 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