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加州一位医生被控故意驾驶他的Tesla汽车从250英尺高的Devil Slide's悬崖驶下，一位心理学家在作证时表示，这位医生认为他是在保护他的家人。
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岁的Dharmesh
Patel当时正处于精神崩溃的状态，他担心自己的两个孩子会被贩卖为性奴，这是他的律师所请来的专家证人马克·帕特森博士周三的说法。
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释说：“这是基于偏执和幻觉的思维，他认为通过这种方式可以避免家庭遭受更严重的灾难。”
他还说：“他非常担心孩子们可能会被绑架，用于性交易。此外，芬太尼在美国的泛滥和乌克兰的战事也加剧了他的忧虑。”
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 仍被关押在 Redwood City 的监狱中。
2023年1月2日，他驾驶一辆2021款白色特斯拉 Model Y，在旧金山南部的Pacific Coast
Highway失控后从悬崖坠下，车上还有他的妻子和当时只有四岁和七岁的两个孩子。官方称，全家人能够幸存，简直是“奇迹”。