86-year-old faces court in August after July 3 Yountville crash
Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible on July 3 in Yountville, a town in Napa Valley wine country, when he struck a legally parked car on the side of the road, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement at the time. Pelosi briefly stopped and then allegedly drove away, according to authorities. The parked car was unoccupied and no injuries were reported.
Pelosi did not have any alcohol in his system, according to the sheriff’s office statement.
State law requires drivers involved in accidents resulting in property damage to stop and provide their vehicle and license information. Pelosi was charged with a misdemeanor violation of that law. In addition, prosecutors charged Pelosi with an infraction of making an unlawful turn, Napa County prosecutors said Friday.
No attorney for Paul Pelosi was listed in court records. Nancy Pelosi’s press office did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment.
Pelosi’s court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 14.
The charge comes four years after Pelosi pleaded guilty in 2022 to misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence in Napa County. He was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation. As part of his sentence, Pelosi served two days in jail and received good conduct credit for two other days, leaving just one day to serve in a work program at the courthouse. His probation required him to pay thousands of dollars in fines and victim restitution, attend a three-month drinking driver class and install an ignition interlock device, which forces drivers to provide a breath sample to prove sobriety before the engine will start.
That same year, Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten with a hammer at the couple’s San Francisco home.