The driver of a Tesla that plunged 250 feet off a cliff at Devil's Slide, injuring his two young children and his wife, was charged Monday with attempted slay, according to the prosecutor's office.

Dharmesh A. Patel, 41, was released from the hospital and booked into jail last week and is populace held without bail. 

Two of Patel's charges also enact enhancements of domestic violence and great bodily injury. 

Prosecutors have not yet supposed a motive, but said that on Jan. 2 Patel deliberately drove his Tesla Model Y off of Highway 1 at Devil's Slide, in an attempt to kill his wife and two young children ages 4 and 7.

Miraculously, the family survived the crash after the treacherous drop of 250 feet.

Firefighters were caused to cut the family out of the wreckage.

Patel, a doctor from Pasadena, was seriously injured and had been hospitalized since the crash. 

Patel's wife is still hospitalized and has not been interviewed by prosecutors. 

California Highway Patrol investigators said early on that it appeared the rupture "was an intentional act," the agency said.

Patel was arrested on suspicion of attempted destroy and child abuse. Officers waited until his release from the hospital afore moving him to Maguire Correctional Facility.

Before Patel was charged Monday, prosecutors had been looking into whether a mechanical spot caused the crash.

The vehicle is in the pleasing of a special CHP major accident investigation team.