Who is Emma Alyson and Kate Hance?
The Emma, Alyson & Kate Hance Family Foundation, Inc., established in the Village of Floral Park, New York, honors the memories of Emma, Alyson and Katie Hance, who died in a car accident on July 26, 2009 at ages eight, seven and five.
What happened to Warren and Jackie Hance?
FLORAL PARK N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It is a daily struggle for Warren and Jackie Hance to come to terms with their grief. The Floral Park couple lost all three of their children in a wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway in 2009. Four others were also killed.
What happened to Danny Schuler?
The red minivan burst into flames upon impact, and went careening off the highway into a grassy area. Michael, Guy and Dan were killed immediately upon impact. Diane Schuler, her daughter Erin, and her three nieces also died in the crash.
What happened to Emma Alyson and Katie Hance?
On July 26, 2009, Emma, Alyson and Katie Hance died after a fatal accident on the Taconic State Parkway. Their aunt, Diane Schuler, and her 2-year-old daughter of West Babylon also died in the crash. Two men in the other vehicle, Guy Bastardi and his father Michael, of Yonkers, were also killed.
How many children does Jackie Hance have?
The horrific collision left Schuler, her daughter Erin, the Hance’s three children and three men riding in the other car dead. Only Schuler’s five-year-old son, Bryan, survived. Mrs Hance said that she continues to grapple with feelings of guilt stemming from that fateful day.
What was the cause of death for Diane Schuler?
Eight people were killed when a minivan, being driven by 36-year-old Diane Schuler, traveled 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in the wrong direction on the parkway and collided head-on with an oncoming SUV. Schuler, her daughter and three nieces, and the three passengers in the oncoming SUV were killed.
What happened with the Diane Schuler case?
They even suggested she could have had an embolism or a heart attack, though all claims of medical issues were refuted by the autopsy report. Eventually, despite the Schuler team’s efforts, investigators ruled the crash a homicide after claiming the deaths were caused by negligent driving.
What happened to the Hance girls?
The Hance girls were killed on their way home from a camping trip in upstate New York when their aunt drove a reckless 70 mph down the New York Thruway and into the northbound Taconic Parkway. The Schulers had borrowed the minivan from their in-laws, the Hances.
Who are Jackie Hance’s children?
Jackie Hance alleges that her girls, Emma, 8; Alyson, 7; and Katie, 5, knew they were going to die and “suffered . . . terror, fear of impending death, extreme horror, fright, [and] mental anguish,” according to The New York Post.
Who was Emma Alexandra?
Eight-year-old Emma Alexandra was equal parts scholar and athlete, with honors in math and reading as well as gymnastics, soccer, track, basketball and softball. She also loved performing onstage.
What did the Hance Family do to honor their daughters?
The loss of their daughters overwhelmed the couple with grief. To honor their daughters’ memory, they started the Hance Family Foundation, which helps young girls build confidence and self esteem. “Does it keep one person out of trouble?’’ Warren told Curry about the foundation.