July 17 (UPI) — The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was charged Friday for allegedly striking a parked vehicle and fleeing the scene in Napa County, Calif., early July.
Paul Pelosi, 86, was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run and making an unlawful turn, Napa County officials said.
Officials said Pelosi struck an unoccupied, parked Tesla in Yountville on July 3, causing “significant damage.”
“Pelosi admitted to hitting something, but said he did not know what he had hit, so he kept driving,” a statement from the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said at the time. “He drove until his car became disabled and was no longer able to continue driving.”
Pelosi was not suspected of driving under the influence.
“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 Pelosi family spokesperson told NBC News. “Speaker Pelosi will not be commenting further on this private matter.”
In 2022, Pelosi pleaded guilty to a DUI charge and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years probation.
In the past decade, he has had at least eight driving violations in California, including speeding, running a red light and driving the wrong way down a one-way street, the New York Times reported.