Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was barred from driving for six months and ordered into a 10-day work program after pleading no contest in a wine country hit-and-run, according to Breitbart.
Pelosi, 86, entered the plea Tuesday in Napa County Superior Court to misdemeanor hit-and-run and an unlawful-turn infraction. The charges stem from a July 3 crash in Yountville, a town of about 3,500 people.
Prosecutors said Pelosi struck an unoccupied Tesla parked at the curb and drove away. He was driving a 2025 Maserati GranCabrio convertible at the time, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Judge Scott R.L. Young placed Pelosi on one year of probation and imposed the six-month driving ban, the maximum allowed under California law. He must report to the Napa County Department of Corrections for booking by Nov. 20.
Pelosi paid $11,191.14 in restitution to the Tesla's owner, prosecutors said. He was also ordered to pay court fines and fees.
A witness told investigators Pelosi stopped briefly before leaving, and the Maserati suffered major rear-end damage and struck a curb. "During the investigation, Pelosi admitted to hitting something, but said he did not know what he had hit, so he kept driving," the Napa County Sheriff's Office said in July.
The statement continued, "He drove until his car became disabled and was no longer able to continue driving." Prosecutors said there was no evidence he was under the influence, and they did not file a DUI charge.
The district attorney's office said it does not usually announce misdemeanor hit-and-runs involving only property damage. It made an exception because of "significant public and media interest" in the case.
The case is not Pelosi's first in Napa County. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI causing injury after a May 2022 crash and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.
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