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Charges against US dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment

Charges against US dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment
South China Morning Post Tuesday 07 July 2026, 23:33 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been dismissed by a judge following his completion of a mental health programme. Prosecutors charged Dharmesh Patel, 45, with attempted murder after he drove his Tesla off a 276-metre (50ft) cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway known as “Devil’s Slide,” injuring his wife and two young children. All four survived the January 2, 2023, crash in...

All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been dismissed by a judge following his completion of a mental health programme. Prosecutors charged Dharmesh Patel, 45, with attempted murder after he drove his Tesla off a 276-metre (50ft) cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway known as “Devil’s Slide,” injuring his wife and two young children. All four survived the January 2, 2023, crash in what...
US (LOCATION) Northern California (LOCATION) Dharmesh Patel (PERSON) Tesla (ORG) the Pacific Coast Highway (LOCATION) the January 2, (EVENT)
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