The scene after police said a wrongway driver struck an oncoming car on the southbound taconic state parkway near exit 8 in millwood, tuesday, feb. Taconic parkway among most dangerous, deadly places in ny. The woman who caused a deadly highway accident was intoxicated and high. Sole survivor of taconic parkway accident is concious and healing. Schuler, her daughter and three nieces, and the three passengers in the oncoming suv. Wrongway driver killed in taconic state parkway crash was drunk. Police say at least two people are recovering from injuries after a crash on the taconic state parkway. Jul 30, 2009 schuler was driving home from a new york campground on the taconic state parkway, a route she knew well, when she somehow ended up driving the wrong way in the fast lane into oncoming traffic. Aug 14, 20 a wrong way driver had a blood alcohol level of four times the legal limit when she slammed into another vehicle and died on the taconic state parkway this past weekend, authorities said wednesday. Aftermath of a crash that police said involved a wrong way driver on the southbound taconic state parkway near exit 8 in millwood, tuesday, feb.
They found pena driving a livery cab north in the parkway s southbound lanes in yorktown and pulled him over. Minutes before the deadly crash, hances 8yearold daughter, emma, had called her mother to say, somethings wrong with aunt diane. The floral park couple lost all three of their children in a wrongway crash on the taconic parkway in 2009. A devastating multicar crash from 2009 gets some clarity with a fresh look at psychological profiling and behavioral analysis. Jackie hance, sisterinlaw of diane schuler, is shown in photo with two of her three daughters who were killed in crash sunday when schuler entered taconic parkway and drove the wrong way. A wrong way driver had a blood alcohol level of four times the legal limit when she slammed into another vehicle and died on the taconic state parkway. A wrong way driver behind the wheel of a 2006 honda civic. Police say jim george, 42, of mississauga, ontario. Jul 27, 2009 the accident was the second on the taconic on sunday involving a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction. During the drive, schuler called her brother to tell him she wasnt feeling well. Diane schulers bizarre drunken wrongway drive that killed 8. 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. One minute later, 911 operators received four more calls, this time reporting a similar van driving the wrong way down the parkway at 80 miles per hour. Wrong way driver causes fatal crash in parleys canyon, eastbound i80 closed 93 the utah highway patrol is at the scene of a fatal crash in parleys canyon, and eastbound interstate 80 is closed.
They had a piece about about the wrong way drunk who killed little a little girl and her familys limo driver after a wedding also in ny, made huge headlines as the little girl was decapitated. Wrongway driver involved in 4car crash on new castle. Theres something wrong with aunt diane synopsis hbo. 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. Nine days after her deadly crash, dianes toxicology report revealed she had a. Police say they were dispatched to an accident near exit 8 in the southbound lanes of the parkway. Jan 26, 2018 diane schuler was 36 years old on july 26, 2009 when she drove a minivan the wrong way on the taconic state parkway for 1. Feb 09, 2015 while driving northbound on the ny taconic state parkway on the evening of 2515, my dashcam catches a wrong way southbound driver as they fly past me.
There are actually back roads adjacent to the taconic both north and south of that area, so its helpful to our members to have the exact vicinity. In 2009, a minivan was speeding recklessly down the taconic state parkway. Officials say no charges have been filed at this point, and th. Attorney says driver who killed 8 in wrongway taconic. Commuters taconic state parkway thanks for adding location. Schuler entered the wrong side of the taconic parkway. Taconic parkway driver ejected in crash lance wheeler video. Schuler was driving home from a new york campground on the taconic state parkway, a route she knew well, when she somehow ended up driving the wrong way. Father of girls killed in taconic parkway crash talks with. The website, in a post about the most dangerous spots in the empire state, noted the 104milelong highway that runs through four counties westchester, putnam, dutchess and columbia has been the scene of 2,080 crashes since 2014. The wrong way new york accident happened around 11.
Diane schuler drove a minivan the wrong way on the taconic state parkway on july 26, 2009, and crashed head on into an suv. Driver reportedly enters taconic state parkway in wrong. Schuler, a 36yearold long island mother of two, was at the wheel, drunk and high, headed south at 70 mph in the northbound lane. The driver, gregorio pena, 44, of the bronx, was arrested late wednesday night after state police received a report of a wrong way car on the taconic parkway just north of new york city. May 20, 2016 the floral park couple lost all three of their children in a wrong way crash on the taconic parkway in 2009. On that bright sunny day 10 years ago, families were shattered in a fiery crash that killed. Warrens sister, diane schuler, was behind the wheel, speeding and intoxicated, driving the minivan home from an upstate camping trip. Jul 26, 2019 on july 26, 2009 diane schuler killed herself and seven others when she drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway. The afternoon accident was the second wrong way crash on the parkway on sunday, and police said they didnt know why either driver. Victims identified in collision on taconic state parkway.
Woman takes deadly turn schuler was driving home from a new york campground on the taconic state parkway, a route she knew well, when she somehow ended up driving the wrong way in the fast lane into oncoming traffic. Jul 27, 2009 the tragedy took place sunday on the taconic parkway near mount pleasant, after diane schuler was driving at 1. Wrongway driver involved in 4car crash on new castle highway. The mystery of the tragic accident that took eight lives on new yorks taconic parkway last sunday has gotten deeper with the release of an autopsy report, stating that the driver of a vehicle. New castle, ny 4car crash on taconic state parkway caused by wrong way driver new castle, ny february 19, 2019 four cars were reported to have been involved in a large accident that occurred on the taconic state parkway tuesday, february 19, shortly before 12. State police are looking into whether distracted driving is the cause of a deadly multicar crash on the taconic parkway in yorktown. Police probe for cause of wrongway crash that killed 8. Driver in deadly taconic crash diane schuler was drunk. Before taconic parkway accident, mom diane schuler told. Diane schuler story, taconic wrongway crash driver. Cnn host larry king interviews daniel schuler sept. It happened early sunday morning near the exit for austerlitz. This is the junction of the northbound exit ramp of the taconic state parkway at pleasantville road near briarcliff manor, n.
A wrongway driver had a blood alcohol level of four times the legal limit when she slammed into another vehicle and died on the taconic state parkway this past weekend, authorities said wednesday. Four cars were involved in the crash, with the wrong way driver ending up off the roadway. News10 police say at least two people are recovering from injuries after a crash on the taconic state parkway. The long island mom driving the wrong way 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 schuler, wrongway highway driver who killed 8 had 10. Taconic state parkway traffic and road conditions roadnow. Wrongway crash kills eight in ny photo 1 pictures cbs news. Taconic state parkway current traffic conditions, exitjunction traffic info and major city traffic near taconic state parkway. Within the next minute, four more 911 calls were placed by motorists who reported that a car was traveling the wrong way down the parkway going approximately. Multiple drunk driving incidents on the taconic state parkway are reminders that three decades of. Wrong way driver claims she was drugged, not drunk before fatal. Death after dark on july 26, 2009 diane schuler killed herself and seven others when she drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway.
Taconic driver in crash drank, did pot often newsday. The associated press reported that five people were injured several hours earlier in an. Feb 19, 2019 the scene after police said a wrongway driver struck an oncoming car on the southbound taconic state parkway near exit 8 in millwood, tuesday, feb. Boy who survived taconic crash told of kins deaths newsday. Aug 07, 2009 the mystery of the tragic accident that took eight lives on new yorks taconic parkway last sunday has gotten deeper with the release of an autopsy report, stating that the driver of a vehicle. Suit filed in wrong way crash that killed 8 on taconic. Jul 26, 2009 the afternoon accident was the second wrong way crash on the parkway on sunday, and police said they didnt know why either driver was going in the wrong direction or where the drivers entered the. The taconic state parkway, the longest in new york, is also among its deadliest places, according to. Wrongway taconic driver was drunk, high woodenboat. Police are investigating a fatal crash on the taconic state parkway. While driving northbound on the ny taconic state parkway on the evening of 2515, my dashcam catches a wrong way southbound driver as they fly past me. Diane schuler was 36 years old on july 26, 2009 when she drove a minivan the wrong way on the taconic state parkway for 1. There were delays on a stretch of the taconic state parkway after a wrong way, headon crash resulted in the closure of the right lane. Nearly two years after the notorious taconic state parkway crash.
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. It happened just before noon tuesday on the taconic state parkway in new castle, near saw mill river road. We know she was driving the wrong way on the taconic parkway for two miles that afternoon and we know she had a pointonenine. Jul 26, 2009 briarcliff state police have confirmed eight people, including four children, are dead in a fiery wrong way crash that has shut down the taconic state parkway near route 117. Commuters taconic state parkway hopes you all are safe during this state of emergency. On july 26, 2009 diane schuler killed herself and seven others when she drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway. Sep 15, 2009 the parents who lost 3 children in a car accident then had triplets. A headon collision on the taconic parkway in yorktown early saturday morning left one motorist dead, new york state police told patch. This forum was founded almost 10 years ago during a state of emergency snow event.
Archive video, extended interviews on the taconic tragedy. Diane schuler drove a minivan the wrong way on the taconic state. 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. Two years after the horrific taconic state parkway crash. The arrangement includes paying the wrongway drivers family for materials and research. Diane schulers bizarre drunken wrongway drive that.
It happened just before noon tuesday on the taconic state parkway. Jun 02, 2017 a devastating multicar crash from 2009 gets some clarity with a fresh look at psychological profiling and behavioral analysis. Briarcliff manor ap authorities are trying to determine how a woman driving a minivan carrying two of her children and three young nieces got onto a suburban parkway heading in the wrong. The 2009 taconic state parkway crash was a traffic collision that occurred shortly after 1. Outrage over film deal for taconic wrong way driver s family photograph of diane schuler with her husband danny, son bryan and july 27, 2010 1. A gray plymouth minivan was heading the wrong way in the northbound lanes around 2 p. Cop breaks wrist in wrongway crash on bronx river pkwy. Ap settlements have been reached in four lawsuits stemming from a wrong way minivan crash that killed eight people on the taconic state parkway, a lawyer said.
Briarcliff state police have confirmed eight people, including four children, are dead in a fiery wrong way crash that has shut down the taconic state parkway near route 117. Suit filed in wrongway crash that killed 8 on taconic. Six people called 911 to say a driver was going the wrong way. Ap settlements have been reached in four lawsuits stemming from a wrongway minivan crash that killed eight people on the taconic state parkway, a lawyer said. Jul 25, 2019 diane schuler drove a minivan the wrong way on the taconic state parkway on july 26, 2009, and crashed head on into an suv. Sabonews the scene of the deadly accident on the taconic state parkway.
Diane schuler, wrongway highway driver who killed 8 had. Diane schuler story, taconic wrongway crash driver, painful. Eight people were killed when a minivan being driven by 36yearold diane schuler traveled 1. The floral park couple lost all three of their children in a wrong way crash on the taconic parkway in 2009. Death driver diane schuler drank 10 ounces of vodka and smoked pot behind the wheel before her wrong way crash that killed eight people on the taconic state parkway, police said on tuesday. The sisterinlaw of diane schuler, the alleged drunken driver who died along with seven others in a fiery wrong way crash on the taconic state parkway, told investigators schuler was a heavy. Commuters taconic state parkway ctsp alerts public group. Diane schuler, 36, second from left, and her daughter erin, 2, held by her father, daniel schuler died in a crash on the taconic state parkway on sunday, july 26, 2009 that killed eight people. Driver reportedly enters taconic state parkway in wrong direction. A canadian man operating his vehicle in the wrong direction on the taconic state parkway caused a collision, injuring himself and two others, according to state police. Elias in his 2007 mercedesbenz c230 pointed northbound in the southbound lanes. Investigation found elias operated his 2007 mercedesbenz c230 in a northbound direction in the southbound lanes of the parkway, and struck a southbound.
Attorney says driver who killed 8 in wrong way taconic parkway crash may have had a stroke. New castle, ny 4car crash on taconic state parkway caused. Wrongway, headon taconic parkway crash causes delays. Aug 04, 2009 wrongway taconic driver smoked pot, drank vodka. Journal news four children and four adults were killed in the wrong way crash. An offduty livery cabdriver was charged thursday with driving the wrong way on the taconic state parkway in westchester county, about 10 miles north of where wrong way driver diane schuler caused a f. Driven by 36year old diane schuler, the minivan struck, head on, an suv carrying a family.
After seeing post on facebook in general news feeds asking about road conditions on the taconic inspired a one stop shopping for this information. Four hours later, she drove the wrong way on the taconic state parkway for. The crash took place southbound around noontime tuesday, feb. Claverack, ny columbia county state police say the driver of the car was headed north on the taconic parkway when his car left the road. State police interview husband of wrongway taconic parkway. Click next under the video player to see more on a disturbing trend in wrongway crashes since eight people were killed on the taconic state parkway two. The taconic state parkway crash that devastated three families brought back wrenching memories to others touched by similar tragedies.
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