I take it to sleep and I haven't done anything crazy. The story of Diane Schuler and the horrifying collision she caused is a series of mysteries that probably cant be solved but that could, from some angles, be seen as fairly easy to explain. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. "July 25, 2011: HBO releases "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," with the cooperation of Daniel Schuler and his sister-in-law Jay. The gas station/store attendant said she was sober as well when she care in to try to buy some Tylenol. She drove against traffic for roughly 1.7 miles at speeds reportedly as high as 85 miles per hour. I have no idea. No, Emma, the oldest Hance child, called her MOTHER, and it was to her mother she said "there's something wrong with Aunt Diane." This was at 12:58PM. Interesting suggestion. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. I completely agree. I haven't heard anything about this case in a long time. Let's also consider the evidenceshe drove perfectly to a McDonald's, rest stop, etc., had the cohesion to use her phone and make a call, but somehow cannot recognize the fact that she is driving on the wrong side of the highway, and does so perfectly straight without any swerving, etc. She's seen becoming visibly ill. She gets shitfaced to work up the courage and to offer a reason for the crash as an accident vs a simple suicide. Someone who deals by not dealing, if you know what I mean? There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane TV-MA | original | 1 HR 40 MIN | 2011 WATCH NOW Watch on HBO The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. 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. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. I think the theory that she had been molested by the brother makes sense, that she killed his kids in revenge. Or the perfect wife and mother described by so many who knew her? The film follows Dianes husband and sister-in-law, who have been trying to clear Dianes name ever since her death. 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." I would like to remain anonymous. On July 26, 2011, the day after the premiere of HBO's documentary on the subject, There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, and on the second anniversary of the crash, Daniel Schuler announced that he is suing the State of New York for not keeping the road safe and his brother-in-law Warren Hance for being the owner of the minivan. Any history of mental illness? 59%. I don't think it's uncommon. Would it have killed you to have at least posted a picture or link OP? our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane Reviews. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. [quote] One rumor was that she suspected her husband was having an affair with her sister-in-law. Psychotic break? During the Taconic State Parkway crash, some eyewitnesses reported Schuler looked calm and in control. [quote]That's just another lame, totally unproven excuse for Shuler's behavior. In There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, award-winning director Liz Garbus (see below) explores the facts and speculation surrounding this tragic accident. For example, when her husband's mother freely admits that Diane's husband acted more like her "oldest child" than a husband; when Jay lets it slip that the Diane's husband didn't really want to have kids and that he resents having to be a single parent now; when Diane's friends talk about her perfectionism; and when her own mother in law admits she doesn't understand how Diane found the time to work full time and take care of the children and household chores (because your son--Diane's husband--was useless, duh). Oh, I'm sure she was bothered; bothered by being left holding the bag while her dipshit husband went on his merry way. The filmmakers were able to obtain medical records that had eluded them and helped them to get answers from a private investigator they had hired. Online records show the four cases, all in state Supreme Court in Westchester County, were marked with a disposition date of Sept. 11, 2013. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. She's seen becoming visibly ill. She gets shitfaced to work up the courage and to offer a reason for the crash as an accident vs a simple suicide. She drank some vodka right out of the bottle and probably smoked some pot. But while the lawsuits are done, relatives of some of those killed said the unanswered questions are not. 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 accident, in order to determine why the accident took place. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Diane told her brother she was having tunnel vision the very phrase Ive seen associated with heavy drinking. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane TV Movie 2011 TV-MA 1 h 41 m IMDb RATING 6.7 /10 5.8K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 0:47 1 Video 6 Photos Documentary Crime This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Also: early on, she called her sister-in-law to say that there was a lot of traffic and that was delaying her getting back with her nieces. This story has been shared 136,057 times. See production, box office & company info, I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Jane Velez-Mitchell: Episode dated 26 July 2011. Documentary. For nearly two miles, Schuler was driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. Schulers fatal crash contributed to the passing of the Child Passenger Protection Act. She then got some orange juice so she mix more vodka into it and drink it without the kids seeing it. Maybe Lawn Guyland Danny can check in here and tell us the answers to all these questions She's still dead r55. Hello. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. Was she a habitual drinker, and if so, did her husband and other family members know? Those accents. I don't get it. The official HBO poster of Theres Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, a documentary from 2011. All three passengers in the other vehicle were killed, as were Diane, her daughter and three nieces. [quote] Her husband, brother and sister-in-law all know she's impaired but figure it's something she always does so she'll manage. By what name was There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) officially released in Canada in English? On Sunday, July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler left the campgrounds in upstate New York where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on Long Island. She struck me as someone who worked hard & played hardprobably had a personality disorder or something. "We just didn't get the answers we needed," said Bastardi, 55. In subsequent calls, it was clear that something was terribly wrong. The exchange was reportedly coherent, and Jackie did not indicate anything seemed amiss with Schuler. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case - as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. The collision killed Schuler, her 2-year-old daughter and her three nieces Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Katie Hance, 5. So 'apparently' Danny (the husband of Diane) was having an affair with Jackie Hance (the sister in-law who lost 3 daughters). 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. The McDonalds employees and the camp ground owner also swear that Diane wasnt drunk when they saw and interacted with them that morning. R76, I agree with you. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site 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. Emma took the phone to tell her dad that she had a great time camping upstate with the Schulers. On one hand there is Bageltowne Deli, a sit-down restaurant Bageltowne vs. Bethesda Bagels: A clash of bagel titans, The World Is Ending: No space for anti-Muslim hate. What is Daniel Schuler up to these days and his closet-smoker sister in law? She's concentrating on just driving straight and staying in one lane. This is a family who is trying desperately (almost to the point of irrationality) to preserve her imageOR, more likely, to deflect any potential legal or financial responsibility from themselves. She also said something to her brother during that last phone call that was probably very telling about her motives. God will deal with the rest. Currently you are able to watch "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" streaming on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel. It is also possible to buy "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" on Apple iTunes as download or rent it on Apple iTunes online. You'd think she had no anger at all. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother? She's going really fast because she just wants to get home and go to bed. Yet she had no choice but to ride on, helplessly, to her death. God rest her soul. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. Verified Audience. Why does it seem the brother is covering up for Diane? That child knew she was in trouble. She drives up the Taconic the wrong way and doesn't even realize it. They made a big deal out of her asking for pain meds at the convenience store: "something must have been bothering her." 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 story has been shared 100,023 times. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. She got a phone call from her brother and spoke with to him for two minutes before leaving her phone and driving off. You will have trouble walking or standing and are at a greater risk of hurting yourself physically. 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. Have you had it tested? The World Is Ending: Amazon Rainforest, dying? Its unclear why Schuler did not call her husband, Daniel, who was supposed to be driving home in his truck at the same time Diane took the kids. She could have been black-out drunk. 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. In the aftermath, Diane Schuler was portrayed as a reckless drunk and a mother who cracked. The girlfriend still says she's innocent to this day, said it was the boyfriend and a friend of hers that killed Laurie. 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. Diane had been overweight; when she lost the weight she married the first bum that came along, namely Danny Schuler. He blamed gestational diabetes, though Diane was not known to be pregnant. For the last couple of months, she didnt appear to be a happy woman.. She was supposedly texting and the police ruled out the kids as being a distraction. -, Press J to jump to the feed. She bought orange juice to use as a mixer! If this was a tv movie Rosie O'Donnell could play Diane and Patton Oswalt could be Danny. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way She ignored her brothers entreaties to stay put. Her husband: deny deny deny. Nine days after her deadly crash, Dianes toxicology report revealed she had a blood-alcohol content of .19% the equivalent of ten drinks and more than twice the legal limit as well as a high blood level of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. I don't think this was the 1st time Diane had driven drunk with children in the car. All Audience. There was actually at least 2 cases in my town where a drunk driver killed themselves and innocent people by driving on the wrong side of the highway. Thats pretty damning. And then there was the pot. Hard to find anything "interesting" about that. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel Schuler and his in-laws, Warren and Jackie Hance, later sued each other over the crash. Her first stop was McDonalds where she drank a little more and smoked a little more pot. Why that weekend though, R58? The accident made national headlines: a suburban mother drove the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in New York and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others. I don't think there's any disputing the outcome here but regardless it's a crazy story and a reasonably well done documentary/movie. "The terms of the settlement are confidential and the court records are sealed," attorney Kevin Grennan, of Garden City, said Wednesday. 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. "I'm watching this now (for the 4th or 5th time) -- where do you see that she was "full of rage?". It had to be murder-suicide. On that bright sunny Sunday 10 years ago, July 26, 2009, families were shattered. She drank to work up the courage to do it. The whole documentary just fascinates me. And her husband was a lazy prick. Very good post R40; the story fascinated me too - because it starts out as coverage of this terrible accident in which the circumstance seem so inconsistent with the person everyone thought they knew, but as the story unfolds, you get insight into what happened with this woman and how the people that think they knew her (like her sister in law) really had no clue. I don't live in the US so don't recall much media coverage of this case. It would make more sense if she had wanted to end it all and take the children with her to have them unsecured at that point. I don't know how much you'd have to take to sleep drive or sleep eat. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. "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. There are signs, EVERYONE IGNORED THESE SIGNS? If she WASNT such a heavy drinker that 190 made her so impaired Why did she take such an outrageous risk by drinking and driving with kids in the car? About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . 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. In the L&O episode the Diane character was threatening to whistle blow on the uselessness of an expensive cancer drug her company was promoting, so a co-worker silenced her by covertly getting her drunk and high. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrong-way crash that killed a mother and seven others on NY's Taconic Parkway. 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