<p>A 41-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse after he intentionally drove a Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two children inside, according to media reports.</p>.<p>Dharmesh A Patel of Pasadena, California, will be booked into San Mateo County Jail after he is released from a hospital, the highway patrol said in a statement.</p>.<p>Patel, his wife and children survived and were rescued on Monday at Devil's Slide in San Mateo County, the California Highway Patrol said.</p>.<p>The rescue involved firefighters who rappelled down the cliff to save the two children, a 4-year-old girl, and a 9-year-old boy. A helicopter crew rescued the two adults from the vehicle, NBC News, an American broadcast television network, said.</p>.<p>The rescue was described as almost miraculous, The<em> New York Times </em>newspaper said. The Tesla was 250 to 300 feet down, according to the highway patrol.</p>.<p>“Based on the evidence collected, investigators developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act,” it said in a statement. Brian Pottenger, the incident commander for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said witnesses called 911 after the crash.</p>.<p>He said that it was “very, very rare” for people to survive such a steep fall and that the children's car seats may have saved their lives. “We were actually very shocked when we found survivable victims in the vehicle. So that actually was a hopeful moment for us,” Pottenger said.</p>.<p>The children had moderate injuries, Pottenger said. Authorities plan to book Patel on three counts of attempted murder and two counts of child abuse, said Officer Andrew Barclay, a spokesman for the highway patrol’s Golden Gate Division.</p>
<p>A 41-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse after he intentionally drove a Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two children inside, according to media reports.</p>.<p>Dharmesh A Patel of Pasadena, California, will be booked into San Mateo County Jail after he is released from a hospital, the highway patrol said in a statement.</p>.<p>Patel, his wife and children survived and were rescued on Monday at Devil's Slide in San Mateo County, the California Highway Patrol said.</p>.<p>The rescue involved firefighters who rappelled down the cliff to save the two children, a 4-year-old girl, and a 9-year-old boy. A helicopter crew rescued the two adults from the vehicle, NBC News, an American broadcast television network, said.</p>.<p>The rescue was described as almost miraculous, The<em> New York Times </em>newspaper said. The Tesla was 250 to 300 feet down, according to the highway patrol.</p>.<p>“Based on the evidence collected, investigators developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act,” it said in a statement. Brian Pottenger, the incident commander for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said witnesses called 911 after the crash.</p>.<p>He said that it was “very, very rare” for people to survive such a steep fall and that the children's car seats may have saved their lives. “We were actually very shocked when we found survivable victims in the vehicle. So that actually was a hopeful moment for us,” Pottenger said.</p>.<p>The children had moderate injuries, Pottenger said. Authorities plan to book Patel on three counts of attempted murder and two counts of child abuse, said Officer Andrew Barclay, a spokesman for the highway patrol’s Golden Gate Division.</p>