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Lawsuit: Taconic wrong-way victims suffered terror, anguish

Quick ReadFamily of two of the men killed in the crash said Guy and Michael Bastardi suffered "pre-impact terror."

Roseann Guzzo, daughter of Michael Bastardi Sr., who

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Roseann Guzzo, daughter of Michael Bastardi Sr., who was killed by wrong-way driver Diane Schuler this past summer on the Taconic State Parkway, addresses the press Thursday at the Westchester County Courthouse. Right is Michael Bastardi Jr. (Dec. 10, 2009)

Just days after placing evergreen blankets and Christmas poinsettias on the graves of two men killed in last summer's wrong-way crash on the Taconic State Parkway, the victims' family Thursday sued the estate of the Long Island woman blamed for the deadly accident.

>> Click here for the latest photos of the Schuler, Bastardi and Hance families

"I'm going to have to learn how to live...

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