Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 5 days in jail after guilty plea in California DUI crash
Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury in a vehicle crash three months ago in Napa County.
Paul Pelosi, 82, did not appear in court Tuesday morning. Amanda Bevins, his defense attorney, appeared on his behalf and entered his guilty plea, according to a news release from the Napa County District Attorney’s Office. California allows defendants to have their attorneys appear on their behalf in misdemeanor cases.
Napa Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga sentenced Pelosi to five days in jail and serve three years of probation, prosecutors said. Pelosi has already served two days in Napa County Jail after his Nov. 28 arrest and earned two days of credit for good behavior while in custody, according to court records. The judge also ordered him to spend eight hours in a jail-work program.
California Highway Patrol officers arrested Pelosi shortly before midnight on May 28 after his 2021 Porsche struck a 2014 Jeep on Highway 29 and Oakville Cross Road north of the town of Yountville, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Pelosi was arraigned in court Aug. 3, and his case was scheduled for a settlement hearing Tuesday morning. In accordance with his guilty plea, Judge Solga dismissed a misdemeanor charge of driving with .08% blood alcohol content level or higher and causing Injury.
The judge also ordered him to pay a $1,723 court fine, $4,927.53 in victim restitution for medical bills and lost wages and a $150 restitution fine
As part of his sentence, Pelosi cannot drive a vehicle with a measurable amount of alcohol and he must submit to a blood, breath or urine test if requested by law enforcement or a probation officer if suspected of a DUI, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
He also must immediately enroll in, pay for and successfully complete a licensed DUI program for three months and he can only drive a vehicle equipped with a functioning certified ignition device for one year.
Prosecutors said the state Department of Motor Vehicles can suspend Pelosi’s driver’s license for one year as a result of his conviction.
This story was originally published August 23, 2022 at 12:44 PM.
