I do think she committed murder - much like Andrea Yates and Susan (who rolled her car into the water).....did she also willingly commit suicide? Uggg. This case will forever haunt me.
Thank you for listening.
Welcome....There's a really good summary of the intentional murder/suicide theory at the following:
http://pysih.com/2011/08/07/diane-schuler-an-interesting-perspective-downloadable-version/
The main argument here is that in stopping to set her phone down she was preventing the kids from calling their folks again and gathering courage for her final exit.
There's a really good summary of the addiction/intoxication theory at
http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/013926.html
*This site has politically incorrect rhetoric...not for the easily offended.*
This site traces her behavior to level of intoxication as she drove the route...It also has a list of other wrong-way drivers who were intoxicated but not suicidal (e.g., Michael Gagnon).
1. Normal driving on the ten mile trip from the campground to the McDonald's in Liberty.
Diane Schuler wasn't yet intoxicated.
2. Highly aggressive driving on Route 17 and I-87.
Shows first effects of alcohol and marijuana on the body. Diane Schuler had the characteristic personality changes of intoxication.
3, Disoriented and having trouble seeing before speaking to Warren Hance from east side of Tappan Zee bridge.
Shows increasing effects of alcohol and marijuana on Mrs. Schuler as the alcohol and THC were metabolized by the body.
4. "Tunnel vision" or zombie-like driving leading up to the crash.
Shows extreme effects of excessive intoxication possibly leading to coma. Alcohol is a sedative. Toxicology reports show that Diane Schuler still had unmetabolized alcohol in her stomach. As her blood alcohol content kept going up, the deleterious effects of alcohol kept increasing. Her body was still metabolizing ever-increased amounts of alcohol and this led to her death.
(I'm not connected with either of these sites...found on google search.)