Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been banned from driving for six months after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge stemming from a crash in Yountville earlier this year.
Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced Tuesday that Pelosi, 86, struck an unoccupied parked vehicle on July 3 and left the scene without stopping to identify himself, as required under California law. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run and a related traffic infraction for making an unlawful turn.
Napa County Superior Court Judge Scott R.L. Young sentenced Pelosi to one year of probation and imposed the maximum six-month driving ban allowed under the vehicle code sections cited by prosecutors. The judge also ordered Pelosi to complete a 10-day work program and to report to the Napa County Department of Corrections for booking only by Nov. 20.
As part of the plea agreement, Pelosi paid $11,191.14 in restitution to the owner of the damaged vehicle, along with court fines and fees.
According to the criminal complaint previously reported by Fox News Digital, the vehicle Pelosi struck was a parked Tesla. He was allegedly driving a burgundy Maserati convertible at the time and left the scene without leaving contact information. Deputies found him about a half-mile away; he reportedly told officers he had intended to go back to the crash site.
The case marks the second time in recent years that Pelosi has faced criminal charges connected to a crash in Napa County. In 2022, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI after an earlier collision in the county, a conviction that required him to complete a DUI education program, install an ignition interlock device, and serve probation along with paying restitution and fines.
Pelosi’s driving record stretches back decades. In 1957, he was behind the wheel of a car in San Mateo County in a crash that killed his 19-year-old brother, according to The New York Times; a jury cleared him of wrongdoing in that case. The Times has also reported that Pelosi has accumulated traffic infractions across four Bay Area counties — Napa, San Mateo, Marin and San Francisco — for violations including speeding, running a red light, driving against traffic on a one-way street, and using a cellphone without a hands-free device.
Prosecutors noted that the public attention surrounding Pelosi’s case led them to issue a formal announcement, something that does not typically happen in misdemeanor hit-and-run cases involving only property damage.
