Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, is facing hit-and-run charges after allegedly smashing his convertible into a parked car in Napa County — the latest in a string of crashes, including one that left his brother dead decades earlier.
The 86-year-old San Francisco-based businessman, who has been married to former House speaker for more than 60 years, was also arrested for DUI after crash in Napa County in May 2022.
At the time, the then-82-year-old had been leaving a dinner in Oakville with a longtime Democratic donor when he got into a black 2021 Porsche 911 around 10 p.m. to drive six miles to his Napa Valley country house.
Pelosi was trying to cross State Route 29 when a Jeep came down the highway and hit his car. His blood alcohol content was measured at 0.082%, and he later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury.
The New York Times reported that Pelosi also had cataract surgery in the days before that crash that could have contributed to the wreck.
Pelosi pleaded guilty in August 2022 and he was sentenced to five days in jail. He was ordered to pay $6,800 in fines and restitution, complete a DUI program and three years of probation.
In 1957, when he was 16, he flipped his sports car and killed his older brother while driving near San Mateo south of San Francisco. His brother David, 19, who was a passenger, had urged him to drive slower before the fatal incident, according to a patrolman quoted by the San Francisco Examiner.
The tragic accident occurred in the early morning hours in February 1957, when the siblings decided to take a joyride instead heading home. The car reportedly somersaulted and ended up upside-down on the shoulder of a road.
David was reportedly strangled by a brace he was wearing for a neck fracture, while Paul was trapped under the car but managed to free himself to call for help.
Pelosi was cited for a misdemeanor manslaughter but later exonerated by a coroner’s jury.
Pelosi also had two minor infractions on the road in 2011. He was cited for running a red light and also for veering over the center line while driving.
