The wife of the man accused of driving her and their children off a cliff at Devil's Slide near Pacifica last year pleaded in court Thursday for her husband to be released.
Investigators say Dharmesh Patel, a doctor from Southern California, purposely plunged his Tesla off a 300-foot cliff with his family in the car. Everyone managed to survive.
His wife told the court Thursday that his actions were due to a mental health episode.
The judge is weighing if Patel should be criminally tried or diverted to a mental health program.
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Patel, who is facing three charges of attempted murder, is being held without bail.
