Paul Pelosi's Unexpected Crash Sparks New Questions
Investigators said they detected no alcohol on the 86-year-old.
July 4, 2026, 5:28 PM
Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is facing a hit-and-run charge after he allegedly struck an empty parked car with his vehicle and drove away in Napa County on Friday, investigators said.
An eyewitness in Yountville called 911 around 2:30 p.m. after they said they saw a driver in a convertible strike the car, the Napa County Sheriff's department said.
In this Feb. 7, 2023, file photo, Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, attends President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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The witness said the convertible's driver briefly stopped after the crash and drove away, according to the sheriff's office. The convertible was found a short distance away blocking a road and the driver was identified by his license as Paul Pelosi, the sheriff's office said.
The 86-year-old allegedly told investigators that he hit something, but he did not know what he hit so he kept driving, according to the sheriff's department.
"He drove the car until his car became disabled and was no longer to continue driving," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
An alcohol screening device detected no alcohol on Paul Pelosi, according to the sheriff's office.
Pelosi was not arrested, the sheriff's office said.
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The sheriff's office said it would be referring the case to the Napa District Attorney's Office.
"A California DMV re-evaluation referral form will be submitted to DMV, which is common for elderly drivers," the sheriff's office said.
Attorney information for Paul Pelosi was not immediately available. Neither he nor Rep. Nancy Pelosi have immediately commented about the incident.
In this April 24, 2022, file photo, Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi attend the 23rd Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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In October 2022, Paul Pelosi was attacked by a man who broke into his San Francisco home while he was asleep. He suffered a fractured skull and required surgery from the hammer blows delivered by David Wayne DePape.
DePape was convicted in 2023 on federal assault and attempted kidnapping and charges and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
He was convicted on five state charges a year later and sentenced to life in prison.
