LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER DIANE E NOV 13, 1972 - JULY 26, 2009 DADDYS LITTLE GIRL BEAUTIFUL BABY SISTER . The autopsy performed by a Westchester County coroner the day after the accident revealed that Diane had not suffered a stroke, aneurysm, or heart attack. 3809 Main Street Warrensburg, New York 12885. On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler, 36, was driving the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York when her minivan slammed into an SUV, killing Diane, her young daughter, three nieces, and three passengers in the other vehicle. All rights reserved Bugged Space 2019-2022, Daniel Schuler and Lawyer Blamed Everything But Alcohol, Diane Schulers hair test to determine drug history, This incident contributed to Child passenger protection act, Disappearance Of Susan Powell; The Explosion That Killed Her Children and How her Husband Was Not Charged, Funeral Workers Reveal The Strangest and Mysterious Cases Theyve Ever Witnessed. She is not an alcoholic. Oops, something didn't work. John O'Farrell later told the Daily News. Warren John Hance 1938 - 2021. News of Schulers alcohol and drug abuse is a crushing blow, said her family, including her brother, Warren Hance, and his wife, Jackie, whose three young daughters died in the crash. memorial page for Diane E. Hance Schuler (13 Nov 1972-26 Jul 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240061915, citing Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury . "Joan Schuler said that the deceased smoked marijuana virtually every single day of her life," said Irving Anolik, a lawyer for the family of Michael Bastardi and his son Guy, both of whom died when Diane Schuler . The Schulers 5-year-old son, Bryan, who was the only survivor of the crash, has been moved out of the intensive-care unit at Westchester Medical Center, a source said. By JOHN VALENTI john.valenti@newsday.com July 25, 2011. She didnt drink to excess, didnt need to let off steam. When Diane saw a nice brown pocketbook that Jay, her sister-in-law, would like, she bought it, the same way she bought a $300 bat for Jays son, making him promise to hit home runs. She basically became a caretaker at the age of nine. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. She did not drink. These lives passed instantly when the crash happened. Eight people were killed in the fatal accident. Moving forward, finishing this, solving it. (School aint for everyone, says Danny, a night guard at Nassau County parks.) The collision occurred after the troubled West Babylon resident drove south for 1.7 miles in the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway. Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. She was the boss, Danny says. But Danny, always specific, focuses on that fateful morning. Jeannes the one with no grays in her life; its all black and white. Big time, he says. Ruskin drily laid out the chronology. Dianes a murderer, Mike Bastardis wife, Jeanne, tells me. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Long Island mother Diane Schuler was stoned and drunk when she plowed into the Bastardis` SUV, going the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway. He says, "They make like it was not even their fault. One says, "I've never seen her mad or angry," another, "she infrequently talked about personal feelings." Danny has finally raised the money to retest the samples of Dianes fluids and tissue held by the medical examinernot quite $10,000. Later, I ask Danny, What did she like most about the house?. I ask Danny about his efforts to uncover more evidence. Now she haunts his sleep. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Diane Schuler, 36, was a dedicated wife to her husband, Danny, and a devoted mother to her children, Bryan and Erin. At the intersection with Pleasantville Road, two signs read Dont Enter and One Way, indicating the exits destination. Amidst all the uncertainties of how and why this accident occurred, this is the absolutely last thing that we ever would have expected, the Hances said in a statement. Eight people were killed when a minivan being driven by 36-year-old Diane Schuler traveled 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in the wrong direction on the parkway and collided head-on with an oncoming SUV. There were no ups and downs, no mood swings, none that anyone noticed. Mike Bastardi Jr. lost his sibling, father, and companion in the fatal crash on the Taconic State Parkway, saying, This was the murder of my family.. Danny lists her qualities. "She was a phenomenal mom, she never let the kids out of her sight," he said. C.J. Passing drivers said she stared straight ahead, her expression serene and oblivious, her hands at ten and two on the steering wheel. When you search your mind, is there anything you think you might have not known about her?. She left the campground on that day with all five children in the Ford Windstar owned by her brother. Mikes father had started a business in the Bronx, and after high school, Mike went to work full time for his father, with whom Jeanne had also worked. At 9:30am on July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler loaded up her two children (ages five and two) along with her brother's, Warren Hance, three daughters (ages eight, seven, and five) into her brother's red 2003 Ford Windstar and left the Hunter Lake Campground to start the journey to West Babylon, New York. I think they knew she was drunk and stoned. Mike has finally got ahold of the state-police investigation. On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler, 36, was driving the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York when her minivan slammed into an SUV, killing Diane, her young daughter, three nieces, and three passengers in the other vehicle. Eight people died, including Diane, their daughter, their three nieces, and all three people in the oncoming SUV. Her 5-year-old son, Brian Schuler, was the only one who survived the crash. Diane Schuler her two children and three nieces did not get any chance to survive the crash. When toxicology reports revealed that Diane was heavily intoxicated at the time of the accident, the case of alcoholic driving appeared to be closed. In fact, while ordering her food and orange juice, she had a lengthy conversation. Diane, her daughter, and two of her nieces died immediately upon impact. Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. I ask Danny if she ever honked her horn. Drunkenness was evident: a blood alcohol content of 0.19 with 6 grams . Weve updated the security on the site. He didnt need to hear the things people were sayingthat hed ignored the warning signs of alcoholism or, worse, that he knew something was wrong when she left the campground that crisp Sunday morning. Schuler's neighbor and friend, Lisa Acosta, 42, said the family likes the outdoors and went camping almost every weekend in upstate Monticello. In Warren, Mike sees a kind of depraved indifference. Ill never find another woman like her. Admit one flaw, even a minor one, and everything falls apart. Try again later. Jackie Hance, Diane Schuler's sister-in-law and the mother of three of the children killed in the accident, published the novel "I'll See You Again" in 2013. Diane would tell me, You drive me crazy. But then Diane wasnt only saintly. Their marriage was like one in a storybook. Schuler, her daughter . What do you say to a 5-year-old?. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Never, he says. Maybe a pia colada or two at a partyand even then she worried about a designated driver. She drove the wrong way, south into northbound traffic at over . Those close to Diane claim she was the perfect image of a doting mother and aunt, a . Diane Schuler had a blood alcohol content of 0.19 percent, with about six grams of alcohol in her stomach that had not yet been absorbed into her blood, according to the toxicology report released on August 4 by Westchester County medical examiners. Within pennies, Danny says. Sullivan. He said Diane Schuler took the five children in her car that day because everyone trusts her with kids . Diane made a pit stop in Liberty at a McDonalds and a Sunoco gas station on her way home. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Failed to report flower. Try again later. We've received your submission. This account has been disabled. She referred to him as Danny. Danny manned the barbecue, and Diane bustled around, making sure everyone had what they needed, all on the lawn that Danny cut and edged most weekends, while his 5-year-old boy maneuvered a toy lawnmower behind him and his 2-year-old girl shrieked with delight under a sprinkler. And then they lost it. I just wish that he would just admit that she was drunk. Danny and Diane had gone to Hunter Lake Campground in the Catskills, where theyd parked their camper for three seasons. (Some friends assumed her mother was dead.) The Bastardis business thrived and Mike left the Bronx, which hed tired of, and he and Jeanne moved upstate to four acres in Warwick, the kind of countrylike place that Danny, a hunter and fisherman, would like. For a minute, he didnt know what to tell his son. They were very friendly. Eileen was in town with close friends for the Worlds Largest Garage Sale. But he did his best. Update: Diane's mom Eileen died in Oct.2013. Two hours before Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on an upstate parkway, killing herself and seven others, a motorist saw someone who looked and dressed like her doubled-over on the side of the . A 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut was found in Schuler's wrecked Ford Windstar after the fiery July 26 smash-up, which killed her, her 2-year-old daughter, her three young nieces and three Yonkers men in the SUV she hit. Shed talk to me if things came up, he says. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. She was, in his telling, the perfect womanperhaps thats how your mind would work, too. After driving 1.7 miles (2.7 km), Diane Schuler struck a 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer head-on at 85 mph. Dannys angry with me, not personally, perhaps, but with the endless questions of people like me and the suspicions they cant mask. He doesn't remember what happened in the car. Eight people were killed when a minivan, being driven by 36-year-old Diane Schuler, traveled 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in the wrong direction on the . Diane Schulers husband left the campground at the same time as her, but in a different vehicle due to the fact that he was driving a pickup truck and had a dog with him. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Three men in the Chevrolet outrider, 81-year-old Michael Bastardi, his 49-year-old son Guy, and Dianes boyfriend, 74-year-old Dan Longo, were killed at the scene of the accident; the children did not appear to be buckled up. "The family needs your support. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. Halloween had crept up. "This is a road she could have done blindfolded," she said. But Warren didnt call 911. 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