Wife Says California Doctor Purposely Drove Family Off Cliff: Court Record

Wife Says California Doctor Purposely Drove Family Off Cliff: Court Record
Emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 in San Mateo County, Calif., on Jan. 1, 2023. Sgt. Brian Moore/San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—The wife of a California radiologist accused of trying to kill his family when he drove his Tesla off a cliff along the Northern California coast told rescuers her husband was depressed and needed a psychological evaluation, according to a newly unsealed search warrant affidavit.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday that Neha Patel repeatedly told rescuers that Dharmesh Patel intentionally drove off a San Mateo County cliff on Jan. 2 in a bid to kill her and their two children, ages 4 and 7. All four survived in what one official called an “absolute miracle.”