A halfhour before the july 26 taconic state parkway crash, the west babylon mother was incoherent out of it on the phone with her brother, warren hance, whom she mistakenly called danny, the name of her husband, the report said. 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. It follows a generally northsouth route midway between the hudson river and the connecticut and. Emergency workers at the scene of the fatal accident on sunday on the taconic state parkway in westchester. Suit filed in wrongway crash that killed 8 on taconic. Nancy sullivan killed in taconic state parkway car crash, ny. Like its predecessor, the taconic state parkway took a valley route, and was designed with narrow, unseparated lanes, a relatively narrow rightofway, and a tightly framed landscape consisting of local vegetation and earthen berms that screened out. Theres something wrong with aunt diane tv movie 2011 imdb.
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. Last night, hbo aired the documentary, theres something wrong with aunt diane, based on. Settlements reached in 4 taconic parkway wrongway crash lawsuits. What do you do with the grief and guilt when your wife drives the wrong way on the taconic state parkway with a van full of kids and a body full of alcohol, and ends up in a crash that kills eight. Police confirm 3rd fatality in crash on taconic parkway. Mount pleasant, ny a fatal accident on the taconic state parkway occurred just after midnight wednesday, according to new york state police. Taconic state parkway crash remains a mystery abc7 new.
Taconic crash site where drunk mom killed kids is filled. Four hours later, she sped down the taconic state parkway in westchester. Four lawsuits have been settled from a 2009 crash that killed eight after a drunk and high west babylon woman drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway, according to court documents and attorne. Crashes snarled traffic on interstate 287 and the taconic state parkway during this mornings commute. Bryan schuler, 5, was the sole survivor of the tragic accident on the taconic state parkway in new york that took the life of his mother, sister, three cousins and three other men who were in the. Husband of taconic parkway crashs diane schuler sues. 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. The taconic state parkway often called the taconic or the tsp and known administratively as new york state route 987g or ny 987g is a 104. Jul 14, 2017 i just recently found out about the 2009 taconic state parkway crash that involved diane schuler, a 36yearold woman who was driving southbound in the northbound lane for 1. The headlines that rocked the world now a gripping new book with all the details that kept the public intrigued. Taconic parkway news stories about taconic parkway. Taconic state parkway outed as deadliest road in new york.
Any mysteries like the 2009 taconic state parkway crash. 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. 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. Diane schulers murderous act happened well before she. Taconic tragedy leads to new book news recordonline. A place where commuters of the taconic state parkway can get traffic and road information. The 2009 taconic state parkway crash was a traffic collision that occurred shortly after 1.
Almost two years after his father and brother were killed in the horrific drunk driving crash, michael bastardi jr. This forum was founded almost 10 years ago during a state of emergency snow event. The taconic state parkway continued the design precepts of the original bronx river parkway north through westchester county. Oct 16, 2009 bryan schuler, 5, was the sole survivor of the tragic accident on the taconic state parkway in new york that took the life of his mother, sister, three cousins and three other men who were in the. Diane schulers murderous act happened well before she caused. July 26, 2011 two years after the horrific taconic state parkway crash, the husband of diane schuler is suing new york state and the father of three nieces who were killed when the long. 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. Jackie hance recounts grief over taconic parkway accident.
Wreckage from the 2009 wrongway crash on the taconic state parkway credit. State police have released the identities of the three victims who were killed in a multicar crash on the taconic state parkway. Apr 17, 20 in what was the worst car crash in westchester county, n. A compelling theory about diane schuler and the taconic. New book looks at tragic 2009 taconic state parkway crash. Jul 17, 2015 lagrange news sources report that 57yearold nancy sullivan, originally from papua new guinea, died in a single vehicle crash on july 17, 2015. Midnight taconic crash kills popular mahopac bartender. Along the 105 miles of the taconic state parkway, where traffic is heavier and faster than ever, efforts to enhance safety are balanced with preserving the routes scenic character. A good account of a family struggling to understand what happened in the taconic tragedy, which occurred when a drunk driver drove the wrong way down the taconic parkway in new york with five children in her vehicle and hit an oncoming vehicle. I stumbled across this case by accident but as a fellow lover of mysteries, i was intrigued.
In what was the worst car crash in westchester county, n. Taconic crash 10 years later rocklandwestchester journal news. Eight people were killed when a minivan being driven by 36yearold diane schuler traveled 1. With jesse temple, brad katinas, diane schuler, jay schuler.
Diane schuler police report 2009 taconic state parkway accident created date. Written after viewing the notes her husband michael was keeping, the book is based on his story detailing the drunken driving accident that drew worldwide. Aug 23, 2011 the headlines that rocked the world now a gripping new book with all the details that kept the public intrigued. Only one person, the drunk drivers young son, survived. The accident was the second on the taconic on sunday involving a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction. Minutes before the deadly crash, hances 8yearold daughter, emma, had called her mother to say, somethings wrong with aunt diane. 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. Taconic state parkway current traffic conditions, exitjunction traffic info and major city traffic near taconic state parkway. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself.
Schuler entered the wrong side of the taconic parkway, then. Taconic state parkway traffic and road conditions roadnow. Taconic state parkway crash results in three adult injuries. The victims are 2yearold leona sinanovic, of the bronx, and a bro. I pass it several times a week, take it home several times a month. Taconic crash site where drunk mom killed kids is filled with. 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.
A devastating multicar crash from 2009 gets some clarity with a fresh look at psychological profiling and behavioral analysis. Diane schuler police report 2009 taconic state parkway accident. A place where commuters of the taconic state parkway can get traffic and road. Police say three people have died after a crash on the taconic state parkway in westchester county. Sonia rincon1010 wins the men were killed, along with schuler, her daughter, who was 2, and her three nieces, ages 5. This post examines the 2009 new york taconic parkway crash that killed 8 people, including diane schuler, the driver of a minivan that plowed for 2 miles in the wrong direction down the parkway. Lagrange news sources report that 57yearold nancy sullivan, originally from papua new guinea, died in a single vehicle crash on july 17, 2015. 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. Jan 09, 2018 crashes snarled traffic on interstate 287 and the taconic state parkway during this mornings commute. After seeing post on facebook in general news feeds asking about road conditions on the taconic inspired a one stop shopping for this information.
Its winding, hilly route was designed by landscape architect gilmore clarke to offer scenic vistas of the hudson. He was instrumental in making it a reality as a way to provide access to numerous state parks in the region. Father of girls killed in taconic parkway crash talks with. I ordered this book after watching the documentary theres something wrong with aunt diane about the taconic parkway incident that claimed 7 lives not. Whats wrong with diane schuler the taconic parkway tragedy. Commuters taconic state parkway hopes you all are safe during this state of emergency. Taconic parkway find news stories, facts, pictures and video about taconic parkway page 1 newser. Oct 21, 2016 the taconic state parkway is the deadliest road in new york, according to a new article on the travel infotainment site onlyinyourstate the parkway, one of the states earliest scenic highways. Just about two years ago, a 36yearold mother with five small children in her minivan took a wrong turn on her way back from the sullivan county campground where the family had spent the. What you may not know is that this version of the story comes from the perspective of the bastardis the oft forgotten family who suffered their own tragedy that day. Crash blocking northbound lanes of taconic state parkway. Just two minutes down the road from me is an offramp to the taconic parkway. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother.
May 19, 2010 july 26, 2011 two years after the horrific taconic state parkway crash, the husband of diane schuler is suing new york state and the father of three nieces who were killed when the long. It all began when schuler took off the wrong way on the taconic in a van filled with her two children, erin, 2, bryan, 5, and three nieces, emma hance, 8, alyson hance, 7, and katie hance, 5. May 20, 2016 the floral park couple lost all three of their children in a wrongway crash on the taconic parkway in 2009. Our data illustrates traffic conditions on the road and traffic conditions on the motorways in real time. Having also recently completed another book on the taconic parkway crash, id have to say this one carries in its writing a lot more anger and frustration at the. Details of the crash were not immediately available, but its believed to have occurred in.
Jul 30, 2014 wreckage from the 2009 wrongway crash on the taconic state parkway credit. Aug 04, 2009 family and friends embrace outside of the church at the funeral last week for five of the taconic parkway accident victims. Yonkers, ny wcbs 880 a son remembers his father and brother in a book two years after their deaths in a horrifying taconic state parkway crash. Family and friends embrace outside of the church at the funeral last week for five of the taconic parkway accident victims. I heard about that crash about 5 months ago and became obsessed with it. Schulers husband has dedicated himself since the accident to a pointlesssome might say insaneeffort to clear his wifes name of the charge that she was an alcoholic. Diane schuler police report 2009 taconic state parkway. She was driving her 2016 kia sportage northbound on taconic state parkway, with three child passengers and one adult named skudy bangan, when the car left the road and hit an embankment. I just recently found out about the 2009 taconic state parkway crash that involved diane schuler, a 36yearold woman who was driving. Daniel schuler is also suing new york state on the twoyear anniversary of the devastating car accident. Before taconic parkway accident, mom diane schuler told.
A heartwrenching account of a sons search for answers into the accident that took the. A crash is blocking three lanes of the northbound taconic state parkway this afternoon, the police said. Traffic news traffic information for taconic all the information on realtime traffic conditions for taconic with viamichelin. Schuler, her twoyearold daughter, her three nieces aged 8, 7 and 5. Until the horrific car accident on new york states taconic parkway that took the lives of her three. The headlines that rocked the world now a gripping new book with all the.
The resulting collision north of new york city killed schuler, her 2yearold daughter, three young nieces, the bastardis and their friend daniel longo, 74. Roosevelt long envisioned a scenic road through the eastern hudson river valley. A lagrange man was critically injured and airlifted to the hospital after crashing. A portion of the taconic state parkway was closed from 8. The taconic state parkway is the deadliest road in new york, according to a new article on the travel infotainment site onlyinyourstate the parkway, one of the states earliest scenic highways. Settlements reached in 4 taconic parkway wrongway crash. Nearly two years after the notorious taconic state parkway crash, a documentary and a book confront the lingering question. A heartwrenching account of a sons search for answers into the accident that took the lives of his father and brother along with six others. The floral park couple lost all three of their children in a wrongway crash on the taconic parkway in 2009. A compelling theory about diane schuler and the taconic parkway disaster. Road rage turns deadly on taconic parkway jorge fitzgibbon, rocklandwestchester journal news published 8. May 10, 2017 mount pleasant, ny a fatal accident on the taconic state parkway occurred just after midnight wednesday, according to new york state police. Jun 02, 2017 a devastating multicar crash from 2009 gets some clarity with a fresh look at psychological profiling and behavioral analysis. Lagrange man critically injured in taconic rollover accident.
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