Driver in Hwy 1 Cliff Crash To Face Attempted Murder Counts
Written by The Standard StaffPublished Jan. 30, 2023 • 1:10pm
Criminal Justice
A screen grab from body camera footage shows the California Highway Patrol helicopter team responding to a Tesla that has gone over a cliff along Devil's Slide in San Mateo County on Jan. 2, 2023. | Courtesy CHP
Prosecutors plan to file attempted murder charges against a doctor accused of driving his family off a Highway 1 cliff.
Dharmesh Patel—whose wife and children aged 7 and 4 survived the Tesla's Jan. 2 cliffside plunge—is set to be arraigned Monday afternoon on three counts of attempted murder.
The 41-year-old doctor from Pasadena could also face enhanced charges for domestic violence and causing great bodily injury.
The arraignment comes nearly a month after the crash at Devil's Slide in San Mateo County. Rescuers managed to save the family.
Patel was hospitalized until Friday, when authorities booked him in a Redwood City jail.
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