Man who drove Tesla off cliff with family inside charged with attempted murder
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The man who police say deliberately drove his Tesla over a cliff with three other passengers has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, court documents showed. All four occupants managed to survive the 250-foot plunge off a cliff in San Mateo County, California.
Dharmesh Patel is accused of driving his car off Highway 1 with the explicit intention of killing a 41-year-old passenger, a 7-year-old passenger and a 4-year-old passenger. Prosecutors have not said who the other three occupants were, but California Highway Patrol (CHP) identified them as Patel's wife, daughter and son, respectively. Their names have not been released.
Two of the three counts have enhancements for domestic violence, the court documents show.
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