Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is under investigation on suspicion of hit-and-run after allegedly crashing into a parked vehicle in Northern California and driving away.
The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said Pelosi was involved in a crash that occurred around 2:30 p.m. Friday in Yountville, an incorporated town in the heart of wine country, local outlet KCRA reported.
A witness called 911 to report that a brown convertible traveling north on Yount Street smashed into an unoccupied, legally parked vehicle, according to KCRA. The outlet reported the collision caused severe rear-end damage to the vehicle. The witness also told authorities the suspect “briefly stopped, then drove away.”
Later that afternoon, police found the brown convertible partially blocking Yountville Cross Road, with 86-year-old Paul Pelosi inside. The sheriff’s office said Pelosi’s car had significant front-right damage consistent with the hit-and-run. Pelosi told investigators he knew he crashed into something, but didn’t know what it was, so he kept driving until his car broke down.
A preliminary alcohol screening found Pelosi’s blood alcohol level was 0.00, the sheriff’s office said, ruling out the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police said Pelosi was not arrested, but deputies will refer the case to the Napa County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution.
Friday’s episode, on the eve of America’s 250th birthday, is not Pelosi’s first run-in with the law or trouble on the road.
In June 2022, the Napa County DA’s office charged Pelosi with a DUI with injury, The Daily Wire previously reported.
“Today, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office issued a criminal complaint, filing charges against Paul Pelosi based upon an automobile collision and driving under the influence arrest on May 28th, 2022,” the Napa County DA’s office said at the time.
“The collision occurred on State Route 29 and Oakville Cross Road at 10:17 pm,” authorities stated. “A blood sample was taken from Mr. Pelosi at 12:32 am and sent to the California Department of Justice for testing. Mr. Pelosi’s blood sample had a .082% blood alcohol content.”
Paul Pelosi pled guilty to the DUI charge in 2022, according to Napa County News. “Mr. Pelosi pled guilty to the charge of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Injury.”
Officials also released a mugshot relating to that incident. The Pelosis own an estate in Napa Valley on Zinfandel Lane, which is valued well north of $5,000,000, and has a vineyard that nets the couple $5,000 to $15,000 in grape sales per year.