SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities on Tuesday arrested the driver of a Tesla that plunged off a cliff near Devil’s Slide a day earlier on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse.
The driver, Dharmesh Patel, and his three passengers – another adult and two children – suffered serious injuries in the crash Monday morning just south of the Tom Lantos Tunnels, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Patel, of Pasadena, was still being treated for his injuries Tuesday, the CHP said, adding that he will be booked into county jail once he is released. An update on the passengers’ conditions was not immediately available.
