(Redwood City, CA) — The man accused of driving his family off a cliff in San Mateo County has pleaded not guilty. Forty-one-year-old Dharmesh Patel of Pasadena entered his plea in court yesterday. He is charged with three counts of attempted murder and domestic violence.
Patel allegedly intentionally drove a Tesla with his wife, seven-year-old daughter and four-year-old son in it off a cliff at Devil’s Slide. Every member of the family in the car survived. A judge ordered Patel to remain held with no bail and barred him from having contact with his family.