"That is not consistent with who Diane was," Bursztajn said. Hance reportedly told Schuler to stay off the road, while he came to meet them; follow-up calls from Hance to Schuler were not answered. The families lived in West Babylon on Long Island in NY. Hornets Fans Are Worried About His Injury And Wonder When He Returns To Game. [21][23][24] When Larry King and Oprah Winfrey asked Daniel about the vodka bottle discovered in the minivan, he claimed that the couple always kept an "old" bottle in their camper. The men tried to pull the girls out of the minivan and noted that they had no pulse. "She was very good at her job, and she was a take-charge person, too.". Diane Schuler drove the wrong way down the. [25][26] The campground co-owner, who had gotten to know the Schulers well, had seen them off at approximately 9 a.m. that morning, and stated that Diane appeared to be sober. NR. However, her husband and other family members kept denying the fact that she was drunk while driving. 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash, 10 years later One of Mr McKane's daughters and Mrs McKane's son later read poems they had written for them. The campground owner said nothing seemed amiss. How does a person go from being like a sister to me -- adored by my girls and cherished by my husband -- to being the one who ruined our lives? There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane - Page 4 - HBO Documentaries The foundation provides unique self-esteem programs worldwide. At this point, she left her cell phone along the highway; it was found by another motorist by the side of the road near the tollbooths. She was driving a red 2003 Ford Windstar, borrowed from her brother. Daniels mother jokingly referred to Daniel as Dianes 3rd child. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Warren Hance spoke so highly of his sister at the funerals; she was an amazing mom, an incredible aunt, a wonderful wife, and a great sister. He further stated that Diane did all the packing for the camping trip and must have moved the bottle into the van. "People have an idea in their heads that in order for someone to engage in bizarre behavior or take a risk or harm people, or attempt suicide, or, God forbid, even what's going on in Norway, it means they are weird or strange, and people distance themselves.". This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. Schuler, her daughter, and two of her nieces died at the scene of the crash, along with the three men in the TrailBlazer: 81-year-old Michael Bastardi, his 49-year-old son Guy, and their friend, 74-year-old Dan Longo. "She never talked about it, almost like she wasn't even there.". Four hours later, she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway for 1.7 miles, eventually hitting another car, killing herself and seven others. [13], At about 1 p.m., another call was made to Hance from Schuler's cell phone. Tuesday, April 25, 2023: Today on General Hospital, Tracy is informed of Michael and Willow's nuptials, Carly and Michael break bad news to Willow, and Diane fumes over Robert and Holly's using her. She allegedly told him that she was disoriented and couldnt see and Warren told her to stay where she was, he was coming to get them. The Schulers finished packing up their luggage at about 9:30 am and Daniel loaded it into his pickup truck.