House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosis office has broken its silence after 86-year-old Paul Pelosi allegedly crashed his convertible into a parked car in Napa County, insisting he has apologized to the owner and will pay for the damage.
The carefully worded response arrives as local authorities recommend that Pelosi face a misdemeanor property-damage hit-and-run charge tied to Fridays collision in the upscale town of Yountville, according to The Post Millennial. The incident again raises questions about accountability for politically connected families, even as Democrats routinely preach about equity and equal treatment under the law.
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 Pelosis said in a statement to The California Post. Speaker Pelosi will not be commenting further on this private matter.
The Napa County Sheriffs Office said deputies were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. Friday after a witness reported a northbound vehicle striking the rear of a parked car along the 6700 block of Yount Street. Investigators stated the driver stopped only briefly before leaving the scene, behavior that would draw swift consequences for ordinary motorists.
Authorities later located Pelosi on Yountville Cross Road, where his damaged brown convertible had become disabled and was partially blocking the roadway. Officials said Pelosi admitted he had struck something but claimed he did not know what it was, continuing to drive until the car failed.
The sheriffs office reported that alcohol was not a factor, with Pelosi registering a blood alcohol content of 0.00 on a preliminary screening test. Deputies did not arrest him, saying that is standard practice for misdemeanor offenses, and the case has been forwarded to the Napa County District Attorney with a recommendation for a misdemeanor property-damage hit-and-run charge and a DMV re-evaluation referral, a step commonly taken with elderly drivers but one that will be closely watched given the Pelosis political clout.
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