(The Hill) – Multiple reports indicate that Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is potentially facing misdemeanor charges following a hit-and-run incident in California on Friday. The accident reportedly resulted in “major” damage to a vehicle.
According to a statement from the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, acquired by The Associated Press, the 86-year-old Pelosi was behind the wheel of his brown convertible in Yountville, Calif., when he collided with a legally parked car at the roadside.
Reports suggest that Pelosi stopped momentarily before leaving the scene. Thankfully, no one was injured during the incident.
As reported by the AP, a witness contacted 911 to report the accident. Subsequently, sheriff’s deputies found Pelosi approximately a quarter mile away from the site, with damage visible on the front of his vehicle. When questioned, he admitted awareness that he had struck something but could not identify what or when.
Tests confirmed that Pelosi was not under the influence of alcohol at the time. The AP mentions that he was referred to the Department of Motor Vehicles to assess whether he should maintain his driving privileges, a routine procedure for senior drivers.
He was not arrested, and the sheriff’s office reportedly recommended that he be charged with fleeing the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor crime.
“Mr. Paul Pelosi has personally apologized to the owner of the vehicle and assured them that he would take responsibility for the damage to their vehicle,” a spokesperson for the Pelosi family said in a statement on Saturday. “Speaker Pelosi will not be commenting further on this private matter.”
Paul Pelosi was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation in August 2022 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges following a late-night crash in Napa County that injured another driver.
The AP reported that Pelosi served only two days in jail after receiving credit for good conduct and then served one day in a work program at the courthouse.
Later that year, a man broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and violently attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The attacker, David DePape, is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole on state charges in connection with the assault.