Paul Pelosi could face a criminal count of hit-and-run after allegedly smashing his convertible into a parked car in California wine country over the weekend and driving off.
According to multiple reports, Napa County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) deputies reached the 6700 block of Yount Street in Yountville shortly after 2:30 p.m. on July 3, answering a 911 call about a hit-and-run.
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According to the New York Post, a witness watched a brown convertible head north, strike an empty and legally parked car, tear into its rear and shove one tire over the curb, then pause briefly before fleeing.
According to NBC Bay Area, local deputies quickly caught up with the battered convertible a short distance away on Yountville Cross Road, where a California Highway Patrol unit had already pulled in behind it.
Pelosi’s car sat partly in the roadway with heavy damage to its front right side, and deputies identified the driver as Pelosi through his license.
According to local reports, Pelosi told police he knew he had hit something but could not say what.
The wreck was not Pelosi’s first run-in with Napa County authorities.
He pleaded guilty in 2022 to a misdemeanor DUI after crashing his Porsche, and a court handed him five days in jail and three years of probation, according to the Associated Press (AP).
During the 2022 incident, Pelosi allegedly reeked of booze, was unsteady on his feet, and slurred his words when officers arrived at the scene of the crash and found him sitting in the driver’s seat, according to reports.
His blood alcohol content was measured at 0.082%.
However, investigators cleared alcohol as a factor in the weekend crash after a roadside breath test read 0.00, the NCSO said.
According to reports, deputies never took Pelosi into custody, a step the sheriff’s office called routine for this class of misdemeanor under state law.
The department wants the Napa County District Attorney to weigh a misdemeanor count of hit and run causing property damage, and it referred Pelosi for a driving re-evaluation through the state motor vehicle agency, a move it described as common for older drivers.
“Mr. Paul Pelosi has personally apologized to the owner of the vehicle and assured them that he would take responsibility for the damage to their vehicle,” a Pelosi spokesperson said in a statement to The California Post.
“Speaker Pelosi will not be commenting further on this private matter.”
Following his 2022 arrest, Paul Pelosi wound up serving a single day in a courthouse work program, according to reports.