Dharmesh Patel

A California radiologist's attempted murder charges were dismissed after he completed a two-year mental health diversion program. Dharmesh Patel drove his family off a cliff in 2023, injuring them, but all survived. Prosecutors opposed his eligibility for mental health diversion, arguing attempted murder should be excluded from such programs.

Three counts of attempted murder against Dharmesh A. Patel were dismissed after he completed a court-ordered mental health program, as announced by prosecutors. The charges were initially related to an incident where Patel drove his family off a cliff.

A California doctor intentionally drove his wife and two children off a 300-foot cliff, but his attempted murder charges were dismissed. Prosecutors cited his paranoia and delusions in the weeks before the incident.

Charges against Dharmesh Patel, a radiologist accused of driving his family off a cliff in Northern California in 2023, were dismissed after he completed a mental health program. The incident injured Patel's wife and two children but all survived.

Charges against Dharmesh Patel, a California radiologist who drove his family off a cliff in 2023, were dismissed after he completed a two-year mental health diversion program. Prosecutors had charged him with attempted murder following the crash, which injured his wife and two children, but a judge ruled the charges must be dropped under California's mental health diversion law.

A San Mateo County judge dismissed attempted murder charges against Dharmesh Patel, a Pasadena radiologist accused of intentionally driving his family off a Northern California cliff in January 2023, after he completed a mental health diversion program. The dismissal concluded the case that started with prosecutors' allegations.

A California doctor intentionally drove his wife and two children off a 300-foot cliff at Devil’s Slide. Prosecutors dismissed his attempted murder charges on Monday.