Dr. Dharmesh A. Patel, 41, has been accused of intentionally trying to kill his wife Neha, 41, and their four-year-old son and seven-year old daughter on Monday after he plunged their car off the side of a cliff.
Speaking to NBC News, mechanical engineering professor Jingwen Yu said Patel 'probably underestimated how safe a vehicle could be, which provided us 'hope' for vehicle safety.'
He conceded the family's survival was also a 'kind of miracle, considering the impact severity,' but noted the weight of the Tesla he was driving as a contributing factor.
He pointed to the quality of the Tesla's seatbelts and hard roof on top of the fact the car's batteries give it a low center of gravity to stop it from flipping.
Spies, is this WHY they survived in YOUR opinion or is the answer more DIVINE?
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