‘Doc who killed family had breakdown’

Dharmesh Patel and his family; (right) the car after the crash. Pics/X

An Indian-American radiologist who drove his family off the cliff had a ‘psychotic breakdown' and believed his children were at risk of being sex trafficked, a psychologist testified regarding the case, according to San Francisco Chronicle.

The radiologist, Dharmesh Patel, drove the Tesla carrying his wife and two children off a San Mareo County cliff, resulting in the crash that took place last January.
The expert witness called by Patel's lawyers, Dr Mark Patterson, in his testimony on Wednesday this week said that he had met Patel many times since the January 2, 2023 crash.

He said that he had diagnosed him with major depressive disorder with a single episode of psychotic features and anxious distress, according to San Francisco Chronicle. "Patel had been hearing footsteps and thought he was being followed in the weeks before the crash," Patterson said.

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