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Diane Schuler no longer a victim
Quick ReadWith details surfacing, outlook of mom changes.
Photo credit: Handout | 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. The Schulers' son, Bryan, 5, was the only survivor of the fatal crash that police said was caused by a drunk and high Diane Schuler.
Photos: Taconic Parkway crash kills 5 LIers
What a sad and stunning reality. In an instant, Diane Schuler has changed from an accident victim, a mother who was careful to a fault, to yet another driver who police say drank, one who took seven innocent people to their deaths.
But isn't that what usually happens when hard truth eats away the serenity of illusion?
For days, there's been mystery, with some hoped-for clarity to what...
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