Diane Schuler, the Long Island mother responsible for the tragic Taconic crash, was both drunk and high at the time she drove the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York state killing eight people, including herself.
The toxicology report conducted on Diane Schuler, 36, as part of the investigation into the Taconic crash revealed that she had a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit, as well as, high levels of marijuana in her system.
According to the toxicology report, Diane Schuler was drunk and high at the time of the deadly accident. She had a BAC of .19% with an additional 6 grams of undigested alcohol in her system at the time of the Taconic crash. In addition to the alcohol, Schuler is believed to have smoked marijuana between 15 minutes and an hour prior to the accident based upon the level of THC found in her bloodstream.
It appears that Diane Schuler knew she was too drunk and high to drive. According to investigators, Diane Schuler called her brother, Warren Hance, just prior to the deadly Taconic crash and complained that she felt "disoriented and had trouble seeing." Hance told his sister to pull over immediately and he would come and get her.
Unfortunately, Schuler did not take her brother's advice. At 1:35 p.m. a drunk Diane Schuler collided head-on with a Chevrolet Trail Blazer driven by Guy Bastardi, killing Bastardi, his father Michael, and family friend Daniel Longo.
In addition to Diane Schuler, the Taconic crash also took the lives of Schuler's daughter Erin, and her three nieces, Emma Hance, 8; Alyson Hance, 7; and Kate Hance, 5. Schuler's 5-year-old son was the only survivor.
Written by Gabriel Dorman
Los Angeles, California
gabedorman@gmail.com
www.criminaldefenseduilawyer.com/blog/
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