Husband_NN1 Defends_VVZ Wife_NN1 in_II Wrong-Way_NP1 Crash_VV0 His_APPGE voice_NN1 cracking_VVG with_IW emotion_NN1 ,_, the_AT husband_NN1 of_IO the_AT drunken_JJ driver_NN1 who_PNQS killed_VVD herself_PPX1 and_CC seven_MC others_NN2 on_II the_AT Taconic_JJ State_NN1 Parkway_NP1 spoke_VVD publicly_RR Thursday_NPD1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 since_CS the_AT July_NPM1 26_MC crash_NN1 ,_, insisting_VVG that_CST his_APPGE wife_NN1 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI a_AT1 drinking_NN1 problem_NN1 and_CC affirming_VVG the_AT health_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE marriage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT husband_NN1 ,_, Daniel_NP1 Schuler_NP1 ,_, did_VDD not_XX discount_VVI the_AT toxicology_NN1 report_NN1 showing_VVG that_CST his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Diane_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ intoxicated_VVN and_CC high_JJ on_II marijuana_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE lawyer_NN1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI had_VHN a_AT1 medical_JJ problem_NN1 that_CST caused_VVD extreme_JJ disorientation_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 may_VM have_VHI led_VVN her_PPHO1 to_TO drink_VVI to_II excess_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 cited_VVD a_AT1 lump_NN1 on_II her_APPGE leg_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 tooth_NN1 abscess_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 possible_JJ diabetic_JJ condition_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX sought_VVN medical_JJ help_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 problems_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 go_VV0 to_II bed_NN1 every_AT1 night_NNT1 knowing_VVG my_APPGE heart_NN1 is_VBZ clear_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 public_JJ safety_NN1 officer_NN1 for_IF the_AT Nassau_NN1 County_NN1 police_NN2 ,_, in_II a_AT1 news_NN1 conference_NN1 in_II Garden_NN1 City_NN1 ,_, N.Y_NP1 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 did_VDD not_XX drink_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX an_AT1 alcoholic_NN1 ._. 
Something_PN1 medical_JJ had_VHD to_TO have_VHI happened_VVN ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 never_RR saw_VVD her_APPGE drunk_JJ since_CS the_AT day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 met_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE lawyer_NN1 ,_, Dominic_NP1 A._NP1 Barbara_NP1 ,_, orchestrated_VVD the_AT news_NN1 conference_NN1 ,_, gently_RR peppering_VVG his_APPGE client_NN1 with_IW questions_NN2 ,_, putting_VVG another_DD1 spin_NN1 on_II a_AT1 tragedy_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ had_VHN a_AT1 series_NN of_IO bewildering_JJ twists_NN2 in_II the_AT days_NNT2 since_CS the_AT accident_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT muggy_JJ Sunday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 of_IO July_NPM1 26_MC ,_, Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 ,_, 36_MC ,_, of_IO West_ND1 Babylon_NP1 ,_, drove_VVD for_IF almost_RR two_MC miles_NNU2 in_II the_AT wrong_JJ direction_NN1 on_II the_AT Taconic_JJ State_NN1 Parkway_NP1 in_II Westchester_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, finally_RR colliding_VVG head-on_RR with_IW a_AT1 Chevrolet_NN1 TrailBlazer_NN1 ._. 
Killed_VVN in_II the_AT crash_NN1 ,_, in_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 ,_, were_VBDR her_APPGE daughter_NN1 ,_, Erin_NP1 ,_, 2_MC ;_; her_APPGE three_MC nieces_NN2 ,_, Emma_NP1 ,_, 8_MC ,_, Alyson_NP1 ,_, 7_MC ,_, and_CC Kate_NP1 ,_, 5_MC ,_, and_CC three_MC men_NN2 from_II Yonkers_NP1 who_PNQS were_VBDR in_II the_AT TrailBlazer_NN1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE 5-year-old_JJ son_NN1 ,_, Bryan_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ recovering_VVG ._. 
The_AT case_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ deemed_VVN a_AT1 homicide_NN1 after_II the_AT toxicology_NN1 results_NN2 were_VBDR released_VVN ,_, has_VHZ drawn_VVN intense_JJ scrutiny_NN1 not_XX only_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT death_NN1 toll_NN1 ,_, but_CCB because_CS Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 accounting_NN1 executive_NN1 at_II Cablevision_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ ,_, by_II all_DB appearances_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 responsible_JJ mother_NN1 ._. 
The_AT couple_NN1 left_VVD their_APPGE campground_NN1 in_II Sullivan_NP1 County_NN1 that_DD1 morning_NNT1 in_II separate_JJ cars_NN2 :_: Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 in_II his_APPGE pickup_NN1 with_IW their_APPGE dog_NN1 and_CC Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 in_II a_AT1 minivan_NN1 with_IW the_AT five_MC children_NN2 ._. 
Witnesses_NN2 have_VH0 said_VVN that_CST Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 was_VBDZ sober_JJ and_CC seemed_VVD her_APPGE normal_JJ self_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 cup_NN1 of_IO coffee_NN1 in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 and_CC packed_VVD the_AT cars_NN2 like_VV0 we_PPIS2 always_RR do_VD0 and_CC headed_VVN out_RP --_NN1 just_RR like_II every_AT1 other_JJ weekend_NNT1 we_PPIS2 go_VV0 up_RP there_RL ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 said_VVD on_II Thursday_NPD1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 dismissed_VVD speculation_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 were_VBDR having_VHG marital_JJ troubles_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 loved_VVD my_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 perfect_JJ wife_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 outstanding_JJ mother_NN1 ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Barbara_NP1 did_VDD not_XX allow_VVI reporters_NN2 to_TO inquire_VVI about_II marijuana_NN1 use_NN1 ,_, noting_VVG that_CST his_APPGE client_NN1 worked_VVN for_IF the_AT county_NN1 police_NN2 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 some_DD news_NN1 reports_NN2 ,_, Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 told_VVD the_AT police_NN2 last_MD week_NNT1 that_CST his_APPGE wife_NN1 drank_VVD socially_RR and_CC smoked_JJ pot_NN1 occasionally_RR ,_, but_CCB Lt._NNB Dominick_NP1 L._NP1 Chiumento_NN1 of_IO the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 State_NN1 Police_NN2 said_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX confirm_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT toxicology_NN1 report_NN1 said_VVD Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE system_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 blood-alcohol_JJ level_NN1 of_IO 0.19_MC ,_, more_DAR than_CSN twice_RR the_AT legal_JJ limit_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 high_JJ level_NN1 of_IO tetrahydrocannabinol_NN1 ,_, the_AT active_JJ ingredient_NN1 in_II marijuana_NN1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Schuler_NP1 did_VDD not_XX address_VVI the_AT vodka_NN1 bottle_NN1 that_CST the_AT police_NN2 found_VVN in_II the_AT wreckage_NN1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Barbara_NP1 said_VVD the_AT family_NN1 was_VBDZ considering_VVG whether_CSW to_TO exhume_VVI Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 and_CC conduct_VVI an_AT1 independent_JJ autopsy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Westchester_NP1 County_NN1 medical_JJ examiner_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 has_VHZ said_VVN that_CST its_APPGE autopsy_NN1 showed_VVD no_AT medical_JJ condition_NN1 that_CST would_VM have_VHI led_VVN to_II the_AT accident_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_II citing_VVG her_APPGE medical_JJ problems_NN2 ,_, like_II a_AT1 lump_NN1 on_II her_APPGE leg_NN1 that_CST "_" was_VBDZ moving_VVG ,_, "_" the_AT relatives_NN2 speculated_VVD that_CST a_AT1 stroke_NN1 had_VHD caused_VVN her_APPGE aberrant_JJ behavior_NN1 ._. 
Jay_NP1 Schuler_NP1 ,_, Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE sister-in-law_NN1 ,_, said_VVD ,_, "_" She_PPHS1 would_VM never_RR go_VVI to_II the_AT doctor_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 hurt_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Barbara_NP1 said_VVD that_CST one_MC1 witness_NN1 ,_, another_DD1 driver_NN1 along_II Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE trip_NN1 between_II the_AT campground_NN1 and_CC the_AT parkway_NN1 ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 saw_VVD her_PPHO1 driving_VVG slowly_RR and_CC looking_VVG confused_JJ ._. 
"_" These_DD2 are_VBR not_XX the_AT actions_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 person_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ drunk_JJ ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Barbara_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Something_PN1 happened_VVD to_II her_APPGE brain_NN1 ._. "_" 
Referring_VVG to_II the_AT toxicology_NN1 results_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD :_: "_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX saying_VVG that_DD1 test_NN1 is_VBZ wrong_RR here_RL ,_, but_CCB something_PN1 had_VHD to_TO happen_VVI ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 woman_NN1 who_PNQS would_VM jeopardize_VVI five_MC children_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT Westchester_NP1 medical_JJ examiner_NN1 ,_, Dr._NNB Millard_NP1 J._NP1 Hyland_NP1 ,_, said_VVD on_II Thursday_NPD1 that_CST he_PPHS1 stood_VVD by_II the_AT autopsy_NN1 ,_, adding_VVG that_CST his_APPGE forensic_JJ pathologists_NN2 and_CC toxicology_NN1 experts_NN2 had_VHD dropped_VVN other_JJ cases_NN2 to_TO devote_VVI their_APPGE attention_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT office_NN1 ruled_VVD out_RP stroke_NN1 ,_, heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 aneurysm_NN1 and_CC diabetic_JJ issues_NN2 ._. 
And_CC while_CS tests_NN2 on_II Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE eyeball_NN1 fluid_NN1 for_IF elevated_JJ blood_NN1 sugar_NN1 might_VM have_VHI indicated_VVN some_DD type_NN1 of_IO diabetic_JJ condition_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT police_NN2 initially_RR speculated_VVD ,_, the_AT fluid_NN1 contained_VVD alcohol_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
More_DAR details_NN2 emerged_VVD about_II Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE last_MD phone_NN1 contacts_NN2 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 have_VH0 said_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 placed_VVD one_MC1 call_NN1 at_II 1:02_MC p.m._RA to_II her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, Warren_NP1 Hance_NP1 ,_, the_AT father_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE three_MC nieces_NN2 ,_, from_II the_AT Westchester_NP1 side_NN1 of_IO the_AT Tappan_NP1 Zee_NP1 Bridge_NN1 ._. 
(_( Her_APPGE phone_NN1 was_VBDZ later_RRR found_VVN near_II the_AT toll_NN1 plaza_NN1 ._. )_) 
Mr._NNB Hance_NP1 told_VVD the_AT police_NN2 that_CST she_PPHS1 seemed_VVD disoriented_JJ and_CC complained_VVD of_IO vision_NN1 trouble_NN1 ._. 
On_II Thursday_NPD1 ,_, Mr._NNB Barbara_NP1 said_VVD there_EX were_VBDR actually_RR four_MC calls_NN2 made_VVN to_II or_CC from_II Ms._NNB Schuler_NP1 's_GE phone_NN1 ._. 
