Emergency responders called it a “miracle” that the family survived the wreck.
A man accused of intentionally driving a Tesla carrying his family off a 250-foot seaside cliff last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday toDharmesh A.Patel stood quietly while facing the charges before a San Mateo County Superior Court judge during a brief hearing Thursday afternoon.
Patel, 41, a doctor from Pasadena, is accused of driving his Tesla — with his family on board — over a cliff on Highway 1 near Devil’s Slide on Jan. 2 in a bid to end their lives. In the passenger seat was his wife; in the back seat, his 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. Investigators have attempted to interview the wife as well as other family members to help determine why Patel wanted to kill himself and his family while they were visiting Bay Area relatives over the holidays, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe. But so far, investigators have been rebuffed in those efforts, Wagstaffe said shortly after Patel was charged.
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