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Paul Pelosi is banned from getting behind the wheel for six months after crashing into a parked car and fleeing in California wine country, landing the former House speaker’s husband back in court four years after his DUI conviction.
Pelosi, 86, struck an unoccupied parked vehicle in Yountville July 3 and fled, Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley said Tuesday.
The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run and a traffic infraction for making an unlawful turn.
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Napa County Superior Court Judge Scott R.L. Young placed Pelosi on probation for one year and prohibited him from driving for six months, the maximum period allowed under the California Vehicle Code provisions cited by prosecutors.
Young also ordered Pelosi to complete a 10-day work program and report to the Napa County Department of Corrections for booking only by Nov. 20.
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Pelosi paid $11,191.14 in restitution to the vehicle’s owner as part of the plea agreement, according to the district attorney’s office. He was also ordered to pay court fines and fees.
The July collision involved a parked Tesla, according to the criminal complaint previously reported by Fox News Digital. Pelosi was allegedly driving a burgundy Maserati convertible and left without attempting to identify the owner or leaving the information required under California law.
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Deputies later located Pelosi about a half-mile away. He allegedly told officers he had intended to return to the crash site.
Pelosi previously faced criminal charges over a different Napa County crash in 2022, when he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI.
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That conviction required him to attend a DUI education program and use an ignition interlock device. He was also sentenced to and ordered to pay restitution and fines.
His driving history also includes a 1957 crash in San Mateo County that killed his 19-year-old brother, The New York Times reported. Pelosi was behind the wheel, but a jury cleared him of wrongdoing.
More recently, Pelosi accumulated traffic infractions across four Bay Area counties, according to the Times. The outlet reported violations in Napa, San Mateo, Marin and San Francisco involving speeding, running a red light, driving against traffic on a one-way street and cellphone use without a hands-free device.
Prosecutors said the public attention surrounding Pelosi’s case prompted the announcement, noting that misdemeanor hit-and-run cases involving only property damage generally do not receive a news release.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
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