The taconic wrongway crash has been the subject of two books, truecrime podcasts and a 2011 hbo documentary that drew its title from the chilling words of 8yearold emma hance. The bastardi family is convinced that dianes husband and brother are covering for her. Out of taconic tragedy, floral park family offers help for. Diane drove around aimlessly, drinking and smoking, likely working up the courage to follow through with her suicide mission. Schuler, a 36yearold long island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph in the northbound lane. Mar 12, 2018 this video is about the diane schuler case which lead to the taconic tragedy on july 26, 2009. Diane schuler was drunk and high when she drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway, crashed her brothers. Out of taconic tragedy, floral park family offers help for kids.
On july 26, 2009 diane schuler packed up the campsite, piled five children into her minivan and headed for home on long island after a weekend of camping. Prosecutors reported there was marijuana and alcohol in her blood stream. Four hours later she sped down the taconic state parkway in westchester county driving in the wrong direction. Taconic tragedy leads to new book news recordonline. A sons search for the truth, written by his wife, jeanne bastardi, was released monday, on what would have been his father michaels 83rd birthday. Its been a while since i read it but i know there was a discrepancy and danny had supposedly gone to the campground the night before but his toll tag showed him going the morning they did, i think. Think fly fishing, skiing, leafpeeping, designer shopping and more. Jackie hance lost her daughters alyson, seven left, kate, five and emma, eight in a horrific car crash her sisterinlaw was the most responsible person she knew. A sons search for the truth, focuses on the pain of the families of the three men killed in a sport utility vehicle that crashed headon into schulers minivan. Local tv couldnt get enough of it, and the story went viral on the web and got national attention. 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.
Four hours later she sped down the taconic state parkway in westchester county driving in the wrong. Four hours later, she sped down the taconic state parkway in westchester county driving in the wrong direction. Hbo later used the chilling words theres something wrong with aunt diane as the title of a documentary about the taconic tragedy that aired in 2011. Diane schulers murderous act happened well before she caused. Long island mother jackie hance whose 3 daughters were. Aug 23, 2011 the taconic tragedy by jeanne bastardi, 9781457506239, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On july 26, 2009 diane schuler packed up the campsite, piled fi.
A sons search for the truth paperback august 23, 2011 by jeanne bastardi author. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Watch my second video for a more in depth look at what diane did. Diane schuler police report 2009 taconic state parkway. Clearly the tragedy is obvious and sadly the only side of the tragedy that received the vast attention was dianes death and the four children in the hances maroon red van. Diane schuler, the taconic tragedy, and the prescription she reportedly had unexplained death well, ive been reading through the recommendations in the mystery documentaries post, and i saw theres something wrong with aunt diane mentioned, about diane schuler driving down the wrong way down the ny taconic hw, crashing and killing herself. The taconic tragedy was a horrible accident that took the lives of eight people. Grieving mom pregnant this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Jackie, who wrote a book about the tragedy titled ill see you again, said she thought about taking her own life after the crash. Before taconic parkway accident, mom diane schuler told. News 12s christine insinga examines the tragedy and hope that emerged from the taconic tragedy schuler got onto the northbound exit ramp of the taconic. New book looks at tragic 2009 taconic state parkway crashthe book taconic tragedy.
This book is no more that bashing and slandering of the hance and schuler families. A sons search for the truth by michael bastardi jr. A new book by family members of two of the victims in the fatal 2009 taconic state parkway crash that killed eight people claims the schuler family has covered up what actually led to the tragedy. This book is not only about the horrific acts of diane schuler and the suffering that she has caused so many people but also about the added pain caused by those. Grieving mom pregnant jackie hance reveals shes pregnant after losing 3 daughters in 2009 car crash. I doubt that the son or his wife, the author will discover the whole truth in this life. Aug 18, 2009 it was in the book that the family of the victims wrote. On july 26, 2009 diane schuler packed up the campsite, piled five children into her minivan and headed for home on long island after a weekend of camping, a drive that should have taken two hours from upstate n. Jackie hance, the mother of three girls killed in crash, will talk with.
Aug 04, 2009 katie couric comments on diane schulers collision with a truck on the taconic state parkway that killed eight people. On july 26, 2009 diane schuler killed herself and seven others when she drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway. The taconic tragedy was agoning and frustrating to read. My reason for giving this book five stars was because it took courage, thats right, a capital c for courage to write. New book looks at tragic 2009 taconic state parkway crash.
On july 26, 2009 diane schuler packed up the campsite, piled five children into her minivan and headed for home on long island after a weekend of camping, a drive that should have taken two hours from upstate, ny. Jun 02, 2017 i dont believe the taconic parkway crash was an accident. Jackies three beautiful childrenemma 8, alyson, 7, and katie, 5were killed in the horrific car crash that had been dubbed the wrong way on the taconic tragedy. The taconic tragedy at this point we are getting limited. Fourstar kimpton taconic hotel is right in the middle of the scenic fourseason fun. Aug 12, 2009 diane and erin were among the eight people killed in a fiery crash on sunday, july 26, 2009, when diane schuler plowed into an suv while driving the wrong way on the taconic parkway in westchester. Diane schuler police report 2009 taconic state parkway accident created date. Diane schuler, the taconic tragedy, and the prescription she. Katie couric comments on diane schulers collision with a truck on the taconic state parkway that killed eight people. A sons search for the truth, by jeanne bastardi, the wife of a man whose father and brother died in the vehicle ms. The 2009 taconic state parkway crash was a traffic collision that occurred shortly after 1. Relatives of michael and guy bastardi, who were killed, cite the conduct of the driver at fault, diane schuler, who was found to be drunk. Kimpton taconic hotel in manchester vt kimpton hotels. Aug 04, 2009 in this case, eight lives were lost in a matter seconds, making this senseless tragedy even more difficult to understand.
Diane schuler, the taconic tragedy, and the prescription. With covered bridges and white clapboard houses, southern vermont is the reason they invented postcards. Jun 14, 2011 a new book by family members of two of the victims in the fatal 2009 taconic state parkway crash that killed eight people claims the schuler family has covered up what actually led to the tragedy. The devastated mom, whose three daughters were killed when her drunk sisterinlaw diane schuler crashed her minivan, revealed the desperate way she and her husband coped with the horrific tragedy. Jul 02, 2016 if you are interested in the most detailed account, a better choice to read is the taconic tragedy. I believe diane intended to kill herself and either didnt care if she took others out with her or, worse, planned to take others out with her. Jeanne bastardi has written the taconic tragedy a sons search for the truth based on the actual seven person homicide that took the lives of her husbands father, brother, and friend. Schuler, her twoyearold daughter, her three nieces aged 8, 7 and 5. The first reports were that the driver who caused the accident was a model citizen and nondrinker. The headlines that rocked the world now a gripping new book with all the details that kept the public intrigued. The wreck also killed schuler, her daughter and three nieces in the minivan. A new book by family members of two of the victims in the fatal 2009 taconic state parkway crash that killed eight people claims the schuler.
A sons search for the truth, is not about to offer forgiveness. May 12, 20 the newspapers dubbed it the wrong way on the taconic tragedy and splashed it across their front pages. Jackie hance wrote a book called ill see you again in which the tragedy is revisited, focusing on her initial grief and later reemergence into life. Suit filed in wrongway crash that killed 8 on taconic. There is a foundation in memory of the children that passed, please check it out the hance family. Emergency workers at the scene of the fatal accident on sunday on the taconic state parkway in westchester. Whats wrong with diane schuler the taconic parkway tragedy. Diane schuler, taconic state parkway accident, autopsy report, celebrity autopsies, celebrity deaths, autopsy created date. The taconic tragedy by jeanne bastardi, 9781457506239, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The long island mom driving the wrongway minivan in the taconic state parkway tragedy called her brother two hours before the crash to say she was sick and disoriented, cops said monday. The taconic tragedy of 2009 diane schuler case youtube.
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