Paul Pelosi, 86, faces hit-and-run charge in Napa County, no DUI found: sheriff
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Paul Pelosi, husband of former California House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, faces a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge after authorities say she crashed into a parked car in Napa County, California, on Friday and drove away before her own car broke down.
The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened Friday afternoon in Yountville, an hour north of San Francisco.
An eyewitness reported seeing a brown convertible crash into an unoccupied parked car before continuing northbound. Deputies later found the damaged convertible partially blocking a nearby roadway and identified the driver as 86-year-old Paul Pelosi.
During the investigation, Pelosi allegedly told deputies she knew she had hit something but did not know what it was, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators said he continued driving until his vehicle became disabled.
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband Paul Pelosi attend the opening ceremony of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on June 18. Paul Pelosi faces a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge in connection with a crash Friday in Napa County, California, authorities said. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Authorities said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
“The investigation also determined that no alcohol (0.00 on Preliminary Alcohol Screening Device) was detected during testing, therefore Driving Under the Influence was dismissed,” the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators said Pelosi was responsible for the collision. He was not arrested at the scene, and the sheriff’s office said that is common for such misdemeanor crimes. Instead, deputies will refer the case to the Napa County District Attorney’s Office for review and possible prosecution.
The sheriff’s office also said it will submit a driver reevaluation referral to the California DMV, a common practice for older drivers.
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FILE – Paul Pelosi, his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attend the portrait unveiling ceremony for California at the Capitol Statuary Hall in Washington, DC (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The incident comes more than two years after Pelosi pleaded guilty to drunken driving causing injuries stemming from a May 2022 crash in Napa County.
He was sentenced to three years probation, five days in jail — most of which was covered by custody credit and a work program — a three-month DUI training program, one year of ignition interlock device installation and fines, and restitution to the injured driver.
Investigators said that unlike the 2022 case, DUI was ruled out in Friday’s crash.
FILE – Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after testifying at David DePape’s federal trial in San Francisco. (AP Photo, File)
Pelosi has been in the public eye since the October 2022 hammer attack on the San Francisco home she shares with the former House speaker.
David DePape, who broke into Pelosi’s home to search for Nancy Pelosi before attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, was sentenced to life in prison on state charges in October 2024 after previously being sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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The attack left Paul Pelosi with a fractured skull and other serious injuries.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has represented the state’s 11th congressional district in San Francisco for decades.
Pelosi’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
