A doctor has been charged with attempted murder after his family survived being driven over a 250ft cliff in a Tesla.
Dharmesh Arvind Patel, 41, was at the wheel when the car plunged down Devil’s Side cliff outside Pacifica, California, with his wife Neha, 41, and their two children, aged four and seven, all on board.
Rescuers hailed it a ‘miracle’ after finding everyone still alive and conscious, but believe the radiologist ‘intentionally’ tried to kill his family. ‘Based on the evidence collected, investigators developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act,’ said a spokesman for theEmergency responders used ropes to rapel over the cliff edge to the wrecked car on the rocks below before finding the children with only minor injuries.The children were hoisted on stretchers back up the cliff while helicopters were scrambled to bring Dr Patel and his injured wife to safety.she saw the car leave the road at 10.
‘Wow, he’s driving extremely fast to take that exit,’ she recalled thinking, ‘You’re not even supposed to be going up that way.Dectectives are yet to discover which ‘driving mode’ thewas in at the time of the crash but a spokesman said it ‘does not appear to be a contributing factor in this incident’.The family was taken to the Stanford Medical Centre where Dr Patel was arrested and charged with attempted murder and child abuse.
‘We came out here, unfortunately for things like this,’ said Brian Pottenger of the Coastside Fire Protection District.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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