加州一位醫生被控故意駕駛他的Tesla汽車從250英尺高的Devil Slide's懸崖駛下，一位心理學家在作證時表示，這位醫生認為他是在保護他的家人。
Patel feared his two kids would be sex-trafficked, a psychologist testified
— BasiaQ17 (@BasiaQ17) April 27, 2024
He is accused of purposefully driving his Tesla off a 250ft Devil Slide's cliff https://t.co/rOES9Lp5Wk
42歲的Dharmesh
Patel當時正處於精神崩潰的狀態，他擔心自己的兩個孩子會被販賣為性奴，這是他的律師所請來的專家證人馬克·帕特森博士周三的說法。
NEW: California doctor drove his Tesla with his family inside off a 250 foot cliff because he thought his kids would be s*x trafficked.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 27, 2024
Dharmesh Patel had a psychotic episode causing him to launch his car off a cliff according to new expert witnesses.
Patel was driving on the… pic.twitter.com/JzEMp5hrz6
帕特森博士在庭上解釋說：“這是基於偏執和幻覺的思維，他認為通過這種方式可以避免家庭遭受更嚴重的災難。”
他還說：“他非常擔心孩子們可能會被綁架，用於性交易。此外，芬太尼在美國的泛濫和烏克蘭的戰事也加劇了他的憂慮。”
Chilling reason California doctor Dharmesh Patel, 42, 'tried to kill his wife and two children' by driving their Tesla off 250ft Devil Slide's cliff https://t.co/NbpiuAnTQb . #Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/B4nsdftiP2
— NahBabyNah (@NahBabyNah) April 27, 2024
目前，Patel 仍被關押在 Redwood City 的監獄中。
2023年1月2日，他駕駛一輛2021款白色特斯拉 Model Y，在舊金山南部的Pacific Coast
Highway失控後從懸崖墜下，車上還有他的妻子和當時隻有四歲和七歲的兩個孩子。官方稱，全家人能夠幸存，簡直是“奇跡”。