A judge has cleared the way for lawsuits to be filed in a wrong-way crash on a New York parkway that killed eight people.
This undated photo provided by the Floral Park Police Department shows Diane and Daniel Schuler with their children Bryan, 5, and Erin, 2. Diane and Erin were among the eight people killed in a fiery crash on Sunday, July 26, 2009, when Diane Schuler plowed into an SUV while driving the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in Westchester County. (AP Photo/Floral Park Police Department)
Surrogate’s Court Judge John M. Czygier approved the appointment Tuesday of a public administrator to oversee the estate of Diane Schuler. The procedure enables the filing of lawsuits.
The Long Island woman crashed head-on into an SUV on the Taconic State Parkway. Schuler, her 2-year old daughter, three young nieces and three Westchester County men died in the fiery July 26 wreck.
Her family disputes autopsy and police findings that she was drunk and high.
A lawyer for two of the Westchester victims said Tuesday he intends to file a lawsuit before the end of the month.
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