A 23-year-old Nevada man was arrested Tuesday on charges of attempted murder and sexual assault after trying to drive his car off a cliff near Lake Tahoe with a teenager in the passenger seat, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
Alexander Difoggio-Wasson was driving the teenager — whom he is accused of sexually assaulting immediately before the crash — on State Route 431 near Sky Tavern Ski Resort in Reno on May 27 when he allegedly drove off the highway toward a cliff, the Sheriff's Office said.
The car hit a boulder and tree, preventing it from going over the cliff, according to the Sheriff's Office.
