The driver of a Tesla that plunged 250 feet off a cliff at Devil's Slide, injuring his two young children and his wife, was charged Monday with attempted murder, according to the prosecutor's office.
Dharmesh Patel was charged with three counts of attempted murder after deliberately driving a Tesla over the Devil's Slide cliff with his wife and two children, according to the San Mateo County district attorney., injuring his two young children and his wife, was charged Monday with attempted murder, according to the prosecutor's office.
Dharmesh A. Patel, 41, was released from the hospital and booked into jail last week and is being held without bail. He is being arraigned Monday in San Mateo County court.Prosecutors have not yet revealed a motive, but saidMiraculously, the family survived the crash after the treacherous drop of 250 feet.
California Highway Patrol investigators said early on that it appeared the crash "was an intentional act," the agency said. Patel was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse. Officers waited until his release from the hospital before moving him to Maguire Correctional Facility.
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