Pelosi’s Punishment For DUI Will Make Your Blood Boil

The husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty Tuesday to DUI charges related to a May crash in California’s wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.

Paul Pelosi already served two days in jail and received conduct credit for two other days, Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga said. Mr. Pelosi will work eight hours in the court’s work program in lieu of the remaining day, Solga said during sentencing, which Mr. Pelosi did not attend.

Mr.Pelosi will be required to attend a three-month DUI class, and install an ignition interlock device in his vehicle, where the driver has to provide a breath sample before the engine will start. He will also have to pay nearly $7,000 in fines, the judge said.

Pelosi was arrested following a May 28 wreck in Napa County, after a DUI test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .082%, just over the legal limit.

Police responding to the crash, shortly after 10 p.m., said they found Pelosi in the driver’s seat of a 2021 Porsche Carrera and the other driver standing outside a sport utility vehicle, according to the complaint.

California Highway Patrol officers reported that Pelosi was “unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.”

Pelosi offered to officers his driver’s license along with an “11-99 Foundation” card when asked for identification, the complaint says. The 11-99 Foundation supports CHP employees and their families.

Prosecutors filed the case as a misdemeanor because of injuries to the 48-year-old driver of the SUV. The other driver has not been named as the person has requested privacy.

In an interview with investigators from the district attorney’s office, the driver reported pain in his upper right arm, right shoulder, and neck the day after the crash. He said he also had headaches.

Pelosi was released on $5,000 bail after his arrest. Speaker Pelosi was in Rhode Island to deliver the commencement address at Brown University at the time. Her office has declined to comment.