Program or Prison Time? The Fate of Dharmesh Patel is Now in Judge’s Hands
Killer Psyche
Audible | Treefort Media
4.6 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
In January 2023, California radiologist Dharmesh Patel intentionally drove his Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two children inside after suffering a “psychotic break” and extreme delusions. Miraculously, the entire family survived. When Patel recovered from his injuries, he was charged with three counts of attempted murder. Now, with the support of psychologists and Patel’s own wife, he is being considered for a mental health diversion program rather than a criminal trial and prison time. In today’s Headlines, Candice is joined by legal analyst Josh Ritter to take a closer look at what diversion programs are, and how the program could positively or negatively impact Patel’s case. Candice and Josh weigh the pros and cons of using the judicial system to solve mental health problems.
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| 0:07.0 | Hi there, this is Alice Levine, host of podcasts such as British Scandal and my dad wrote a porno, but I'm actually here to tell you |
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| 0:49.0 | A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. |
| 0:55.0 | Please be advised. On January 2nd, 2023, a rescue team was sent to an area of Highway 1, |
| 1:11.0 | known as Devil's Slide, in Northern California. |
| 1:15.0 | They had received a report of a Tesla that had driven off of a 250-foot cliff. |
| 1:22.0 | Miraculously, all four passengers 250 foot cliff. |
| 1:22.9 | Miraculously all four passengers survived the fall, |
| 1:26.6 | the driver Dr. Darmesh Patel, his wife, |
| 1:30.3 | and their two young children. But soon authorities would learn that this was not an accident. |
| 1:38.0 | Patel drove off the cliff on purpose. |
| 1:42.0 | Today's headline is courtesy of off the cliff on purpose. |
| 1:42.8 | Today's headline is courtesy of Pron 4 News Bay Area. |
| 1:47.4 | Now newly unsealed court documents |
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