Dharmesh Patel

Neighbors in Pasadena were shocked to hear that friendly, soft-spoken Dharmesh Patel was charged with attempted murder after driving the family's Tesla off ...

“I’m Dharmesh,” he said to the woman, telling her he lived just next door. The way they interact and look at each other, it just felt like they should be together.” The two suspicious person incidents were marked off as “gone on arrival.” One photo shows their son’s first birthday “fiesta.” In another post, Neha complained of her husband’s reaction to a proposal on the reality television show “The Bachelorette.” Patel — a radiologist who worked at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center — was often seen outside playing with the kids, and he never seemed to look away from them, said one neighbor. He was always happy and ready to talk.” Outside the home, a stroller sits under the eaves. Everyone survived the 250- to 300-foot fall, but the [celebration of the miraculous rescue](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-03/4-alive-car-plunges-off-northern-california-cliff) of the family quickly soured after Patel was arrested at Stanford Hospital, where he is being treated for injuries sustained in the crash. As a couple, they pushed a stroller occupied by their 4-year-old-son and 7-year-old daughter as they went for runs in the morning. Maybe it was a moment of insanity.” “They’re a beautiful, idyllic family, no indication of issues,” said Roger Newmark, who has lived on the block more than 40 years. With their pair of Teslas parked in the driveway, Dharmesh Patel, 41, and his wife, Neha, 41, were the most visible family on the quiet residential block of single-family homes on Lomay Place in Pasadena.

Investigators say they "developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act."

Based on the evidence collected, investigators developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act," the CHP said. Charging documents show that the other adult was a 41-year-old woman, and the two children were a girl, aged 7, and a boy, aged 4. The documents didn't specify what their relationship is to Patel.

Dharmesh A. Patel, 40, was arrested after Monday's crash, which everyone in the vehicle miraculously survived.

On Tuesday, the hospital where Patel works released the following statement: "Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is deeply saddened to learn of a traffic incident involving one of our physicians and his family. "There has been no determination as to what driving mode the Tesla was in; however, that does not appear to be a contributing factor in this incident," the CHP release said. [come out here unfortunately all too often](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzdRF_JSdo&ab_channel=AssociatedPress) for things like this" and the victims "never live," he stated, per the AP. The current health status of his wife and children is not clear. Authorities managed to reach the vehicle and recover two adults and two children, who were rushed "to a local hospital with serious injuries." "We knew we had at least one person that was alive," he noted. The CHP has not specified what led them to that conclusion. "Hearing that a car went 300 feet off a cliff, and then seeing victims still alive — that boosted hope for everyone, and changed the tone from somber to something more miraculous." When the CHP and other responding agencies arrived at the scene, they saw a white Tesla that had fallen 250-300 feet off the cliff, the release said. "I've seen people go over cliffs and survive, but never from [300 feet]," he says. Shaun Bouyea of the California Highway Patrol, who assisted in the rescue, tells PEOPLE that he hadn't seen a crash -- or a recovery -- quite like that before. Patel, of Pasadena, has been charged with attempted murder and child abuse.

The California Battalion Fire Chief said they were surprised to find anyone alive after the car's tumble down the 250-foot cliff.

A helicopter crew was used in order to rescue Patel and his wife. "We immediately went and put a plan in place to lower rescuers down to the vehicle to get eyes and assess what we had. Tremendous collaborative efforts."