WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Paul Pelosi received a six month driving ban after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit and run and an unlawful turn infraction.
  • Judge Scott R.L. Young also imposed one year of probation and a 10 day work program.
  • Pelosi paid $11,191.14 in restitution and was ordered to cover additional court fines and fees.
  • Deputies found Pelosi about one half mile from the crash site after the parked Tesla was struck.

Paul Pelosi has been prohibited from driving for six months after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run in Napa County. The courtroom result followed a July 3 collision involving an unoccupied parked vehicle in Yountville.

Pelosi, 86, struck the vehicle and fled, according to Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley. The case sent the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi back to court four years after his DUI conviction.

In addition to the misdemeanor count, Pelosi pleaded no contest to a traffic infraction for making an unlawful turn. The collision occurred in California wine country and involved only property damage.

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Napa County Superior Court Judge Scott R.L. Young placed Pelosi on probation for one year. Young also imposed the six-month driving prohibition, the maximum period permitted under the California Vehicle Code provisions cited by prosecutors.

The judge ordered Pelosi to complete a 10-day work program. Pelosi must also 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, according to the district attorney’s office. He was also ordered to pay court fines and fees.

The parked vehicle involved in the July collision was a Tesla, according to the criminal complaint previously reported by Fox News Digital. Pelosi was allegedly driving a burgundy Maserati convertible when the crash occurred.

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The complaint alleged that Pelosi left without attempting to identify the Tesla’s owner. It also alleged that he failed to leave the information required under California law.

Deputies later found Pelosi about one-half mile from the collision site. He allegedly told officers that he had intended to return to the scene of the crash.

This was not Pelosi’s first criminal case stemming from a Napa County collision. In 2022, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI following a different crash in the county.

That conviction required Pelosi to attend a DUI education program and use an ignition interlock device. He was also ordered to pay restitution and fines in connection with that case.

Pelosi’s driving history also includes a 1957 crash in San Mateo County that killed his brother, who was 19, The New York Times reported. Pelosi was driving, but a jury cleared him of wrongdoing.

More recently, Pelosi accumulated traffic infractions in Napa, San Mateo, Marin and San Francisco counties, according to the Times. The reported violations included speeding, running a red light, driving against traffic on a one-way street, and using a cellphone without a hands-free device.

Prosecutors said the public attention surrounding Pelosi’s latest case prompted their announcement. They noted that misdemeanor hit-and-run cases involving only property damage generally do not result in a news release.

Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat and former Speaker of the House, declined to answer questions from Fox News Digital about her husband’s formal misdemeanor charge. She also declined to answer questions about her recent vote to cut aid to Israel.

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