What we know about ‘deliberate’ Tesla crash off California cliff as doctor dad arrested for attempted murder

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dharmesh Patel, a 41-year-old doctor from Pasadena, has now been charged with attempted murder after his electric vehicle plunged from the Pacific Coast Highway in Northern California in an area known as Devil’s Slide on 2 January, the San Mateo District Attorney’s Office said. Two adults and two children rescued after Tesla plunges 250ft off California cliff The Devil’s Slide is a steep, rocky and winding coastal route around 15 miles south of San Francisco. San Mateo District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe told the San Francisco Chronicle that a statement from Mr Patel’s wife to paramedics as she was being airlifted from the crash site had given them probable cause that the crash was deliberate. open image in gallery Dharmesh Patel is facing attempted murder and child abuse charges after authorities say he deliberately drove his Tesla off a cliff in California In a statement to ABC7, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center said it was “deeply saddened to learn of a traffic incident involving one of our physicians and his family”.