{"id":9241,"date":"2026-07-18T04:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9241"},"modified":"2026-07-18T04:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:24:29","slug":"paul-pelosi-charged-with-misdemeanor-hit-and-run-after-hitting-parked-car-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9241","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pelosi charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run after hitting parked car in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-c02f9b\" class=\"body-graf\">Prosecutors in Napa County charged Paul Pelosi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/nancy-pelosi-weighs-race-succeed-fights-keep-women-table-rcna347193\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Nancy Pelosi\u2019s<\/a> husband, with a misdemeanor hit-and-run Friday after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/paul-pelosi-faces-hit-run-charges-hitting-parked-car-california-rcna352993\" target=\"_blank\">involved in a crash <\/a>in Northern California earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,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\" alt=\"NBC News Icon\" class=\"styles_icon__wRwWv\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bc3741\" class=\"body-graf\">Pelosi, 86, was charged in connection with a July 3 collision \u201cin which he allegedly struck an unoccupied parked vehicle\u201d before leaving the scene of the crash, the Napa County District Attorney\u2019s Office said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f43c72\" class=\"body-graf\">He faces one misdemeanor charge for being involved in a collision and not stopping to provide information, which carries a maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine or six months in county jail, or both. He also faces a lesser charge for making an unlawful turn.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a08bcc\" class=\"body-graf\">Pelosi is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-133fb4\" class=\"body-graf\">The incident did not appear to have involved alcohol, and Pelosi was not arrested following the crash, the Napa County Sheriff\u2019s Office said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-09568e\" class=\"body-graf\">Police found Pelosi not far from the site of the crash on July 3 in his car, which had sustained \u201csignificant damage\u201d that was \u201cconsistent with the recent crash,\u201d according to the sheriff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-b92dac\" class=\"body-graf\">A spokesperson for the Pelosi family told NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/paul-pelosi-faces-hit-run-charges-hitting-parked-car-california-rcna352993\" target=\"_blank\">the day after the crash <\/a>that Pelosi had \u201cpersonally apologized\u201d to the owner of the vehicle he collided with and \u201cassured them that he would take responsibility for the damage to their vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-11e359\" class=\"body-graf\">The spokesperson added that the former House speaker \u201cwill not be commenting further on this private matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-3ddf69\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Paul Pelosi, who was the victim in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/david-depape-man-attacked-paul-pelosi-hammer-sentenced-30-years-prison-rcna152614\" target=\"_blank\">a physical attack<\/a> at his home in 2024 when a man assaulted him with a hammer, previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/nancy-pelosis-husband-pleads-guilty-dui-charge-sentenced-5-days-jail-rcna44456\" target=\"_blank\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to driving under the influence after he was involved in a separate car crash incident in the same area in 2022. 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