Indian-origin Radiologist who drove family off cliff will get mental health treatment

Patel, 43, pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder. Last week, he was found eligible for a mental health diversion, according to court records.

On Thursday, Patel was found eligible for a mental health diversion that allows a person charged with a crime to instead undergo treatment, according to records filed in Superior Court in San Mateo County, NYT said.

Under the provision, prosecution is postponed while the defendant undergoes mental health treatment, and may be dismissed entirely.

He will remain in jail for some more weeks and then will be released to his parents’ home in Belmont, Calif., where he will be monitored by GPS and required to report to court once a week, according to the release, news agency UNI reported.

He is not allowed to leave San Mateo County and must surrender his driver’s license and passport, the report said.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that an Indian-origin radiologist residing in Pasadena, California was facing psychotic episodes leading up to a harrowing incident where he drove his family's Tesla off a cliff near Half Moon Bay, according to recent media reports.