A Tesla driver accused of trying to kill his wife and two young children by driving off a Northern California cliff has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and domestic violence.
A judge ordered Dharmesh Patel, 41, of Pasadena, held without bail.
Emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 on Jan. 1, 2023, in San Mateo County.Firefighters were forced to cut the family — including Patel's 41-year-old wife and 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son, whose names have not been released — out of the wreckage. Both children were hospitalized with serious injuries. Patel also faces enhancements for great bodily injury, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in a statement.
. However, Patel was later arrested after California Highway Patrol investigators"developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act," the agency said.At Thursday's hearing, a judge barred Patel from contacting his wife and children.
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