Paul Pelosi to be arraigned on DUI causing injury
2022-08-04 02:17:06
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is scheduled to be
arraigned Wednesday morning on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol causing
injury and driving with .08% blood alcohol level or higher causing injury, the Napa
County District Attorney's Office said in a press release on Monday.
The charges stem from a crash on May 28, when a 2014 Jeep struck Pelosi's 2021 Porsche
at an intersection around 10 p.m. that evening.
Pelosi, 81, allegedly had a blood alcohol content level of .082% when a sample was taken
about two hours after the crash.
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The district attorney said that misdemeanor charges were filed "based upon the extent of
the injuries suffered by the victim." It's unclear what those injuries are and the
driver of the Jeep was not arrested.
Pelosi or his defense counsel will enter a plea at the arraignment on Wednesday. A
defendant in a misdemeanor DUI case does not have to be present in the courtroom for an
arraignment under California law.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and husband Paul Pelosi.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and husband Paul Pelosi. (Samuel
Corum/AFP via Getty Images))
The district attorney said when charges were filed in June that the punishment for DUI
causing injury as a misdemeanor "includes up to five years of probation, a minimum of
five days in jail, installation of an ignition interlock device, fines and fees,
completion of a court ordered drinking driver class, and other terms as appropriate."
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