The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in northern California, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, was charged Monday with attempted murder.
Dharmesh A. Patel, 41, also faces enhancements for great bodily injury and domestic violence in the Jan. 2 crash, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in a statement.
Patel’s wife, who remains hospitalized, was “screaming” about her husband’s “intentionality” to paramedics after they rappelled down the 250-foot cliff to rescue the family, Wagstaffe said. He declined to share what she said.Patel's attorney, Josh Bentley, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Patel, a radiologist at a Southern California hospital, was seriously injured and taken to a hospital after the car went over the 250-foot cliff at Devil's Slide, an area along the Pacific Coast Highway about 15 miles south of San Francisco that is known for deadly wrecks. On Friday, he was moved to jail.
Patel was later arrested after California Highway Patrol investigators “developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act,” the agency said.
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