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Boy who survived Taconic crash told of kin's deaths

Diane Schuler

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.

The West Babylon boy who survived the deadly Taconic State Parkway crash that killed his mother, baby sister and three cousins has been told of their deaths, a private investigator said Sunday.

The investigator, Thomas Ruskin, of Manhattan-based CMP Protective and Investigative Services, also said that the family of the 5-year-old boy, Bryan Schuler, and his cousins' parents are in contact,...

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