Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was involved in a hit-and-run collision in California on Friday, leaving a parked vehicle with what authorities described as “major” damage. The Napa County Sheriff’s Office says he could face misdemeanor charges as a result.
According to the sheriff’s office, Pelosi was behind the wheel of his brown convertible in Yountville — a community located in the heart of California’s Wine Country — when his vehicle struck a legally parked car along the road. He briefly stopped at the scene before driving away.
A witness observed the crash and dialed 911. Deputies later located Pelosi on a road approximately a quarter mile from the scene, where they observed damage to the front of his vehicle. He reportedly told officers he was aware he had hit something, but said he was uncertain when it happened or what caused the damage.
No injuries were reported in connection with the incident. Testing showed that Pelosi, who is 86 years old, had no alcohol in his system. The sheriff’s office referred him to the Department of Motor Vehicles for a review process to determine whether he is fit to continue driving — a step officials say is routinely taken with older drivers.
Pelosi was not taken into custody. Because no one was hurt, the sheriff’s office recommended a misdemeanor charge for leaving the scene of an accident. A staff member for Nancy Pelosi did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is not Pelosi’s first legal trouble involving a vehicle. In 2022, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge in Napa County and was sentenced to five days in jail along with three years of probation. He ultimately served two days behind bars, received good conduct credit for two additional days, and completed one remaining day through a courthouse work program.
As a condition of his probation, Pelosi was required to complete a three-month class for drinking drivers and to install an ignition interlock device — a system that requires a driver to pass a breath test before the vehicle will start. He was also ordered to pay roughly $5,000 in victim restitution covering medical expenses and lost wages, as well as nearly $2,000 in fines.
Also in 2022, Pelosi was the victim of a violent attack at the couple’s San Francisco home, where he was beaten severely with a hammer.
