Dharmesh Patel, 42, was experiencing hallucinations, hearing footsteps and believed his children had been sex trafficked, two doctors testified at a hearing on Wednesday in Redwood City.

The doctor who drove his car off a California cliff with his family inside in January 2023 suffered a psychotic break that steered him to believe his kids would be sex trafficked, the district attorney says.

The wife of radiologist Dharmesh Patel, who has been accused of intentionally driving his whole family off a California cliff, pleaded with the court to spare her husband prison time and instead allow him to receive mental health treatment.

The wife of the man who drove his family off a cliff testified Thursday, saying he should be released from jail into a mental health program and calling him “kind and altruistic.”

The wife of Dharmesh Patel, who is accused of driving his car off a California cliff with his family inside in January 2023, believes he should avoid prison time and return home to their family while receiving mental health treatment,

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