Taconic Mom will be re-tested for Pot and Alcohol - 8 killed

[Bo]

By Jennifer Millman
NBCNewYork.com
updated 47 minutes ago

On the same day a new report came out saying Diane Schuler smoked pot on a daily basis and drank two nights before the deadly crash, the private investigator in charge of evaluating the case says her family has finally raised enough money to retest her remains, according to published reports.

Initial toxicology reports indicated Diane Schuler, a Long Island mother of two, had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit and had smoked marijuana as early as 15 minutes before she plowed head-on into an SUV after driving nearly two miles in the wrong direction on the Taconic in July. Eight people, including Diane, her daughter, three nieces and three men in the SUV she hit were killed. Only Schuler's 5-year-old son, Bryan, who is recovering from severe head trauma, survived.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33738730/ns/local_news-new_york_ny/

[Chemisse]

1. I am curious to see how this turns out

Her husband was quite adamant.

[bettyellen]

2. it's about liability- cause now he's not. and her sis in law said she smoked pot daily

[tabbycat31]

3. I'll be following this closely

the accident happened in my hometown so I will easily know what happened through my friends and parents

[customerserviceguy]

4. I'd bet that the residue of her excesses have broken down over this much time

I don't see where the original analysis of this had any possible reason to lie, the perpetrator of this crime was already dead.

The husband is going to get financially creamed on this, that's what this exhumation is all about, but it's not going to work. Nor should it.