Nancy Pelosi’s husband avoids more jail time, gets probation after pleading guilty to DUI
Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, avoided more jail time and received three years of probation after pleading guilty to a May 2022 DUI in Napa Valley.
Pelosi was arrested following the crash in California’s wine country and entered a plea of not guilty earlier in August after he was released on $5,000 bail.
Pelosi did not attend the sentencing on Tuesday morning.
This booking photo provided by the Napa County Sheriff's Office shows Paul Pelosi on May 29, 2022, following his arrest on suspicion of DUI in Northern California.
Pelosi received five days and had already served two. He had two more days shaved off for good behavior and will finish his sentence by participating in the court’s work program.
He will also pay more than $7,000 in fines, attend a three-month driving class and install an ignition interlock device and be unable to start the engine if he cannot pass a breath test.
Pelosi, 82, was arrested after crashing just north of San Francisco on May 28 around 10 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers found Pelosi behind the wheel of a 2021 Porsche Carrera and the other driver, 48, standing next to an SUV. The other driver, who has not been identified, later told the district attorney’s office he had pain in his upper right arm, right shoulder and neck the day after the crash and was experiencing headaches.
After getting out of the sports car, Pelosi was “unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage,” CHiPs said.
He had a blood alcohol content of .082%. The legal limit is .08%.
Paul and Nancy Pelosi attend the TIME 100 Gala Red Carpet at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2019 in New York City. (DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/)
He allegedly showed officers his “11-99 Foundation” card, indicating he was part of an organization that supports California Highway Patrol officers and their families.
A second charge of driving with a .08% blood alcohol level or higher causing injury was dismissed.
Speaker Pelosi’s office has repeatedly declined to comment about the incident.
With News Wire Services
