Nancy Pelosi, the husband of Congressman Paul Pelosi, was charged with drunk driving on ThursdayConnection to last month's crash in Northern California.
The Napa District Attorney's Office told him that he was guilty of both drunk driving and one count of injuries caused by driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or higher. I was accused.
82-year-old Pelosi was involved in a two-vehicle accident on a country road in Napa County at around 10:17 pm. On May 28, the District Attorney's Office said in a statement announcing the decision to prosecute. The California Highway Patrol previously stated that Pelosi was holding the steering wheel of a Porsche that was attacked by a jeep when Pelosi's car was about to cross the national highway.
A blood sample was taken at 12:32 am. His blood alcohol level is 0.082%, slightly above California's statutory limit of 0.08%. Said. The next day he was booked on bail of $ 5,000 and released from prison.
No one was injured in the crash, and the jeep driver was not arrested.
According to a statement from a spokesman for Pelosi's family at the time, he attended a dinner party in the town of Oakville and went home alone. A spokeswoman said he was "fully cooperative" with the authorities.
If convicted of being charged, he may face a minimum of five days in prison, up to five years of probation, and a fine, the District Attorney said. rice field. An ignition interlock device can also be installed on his vehicle. He will appear in court again on August 3rd.
Nancy Pelosi was on the east coast when the crash occurred. She represents the 12th Parliamentary District of San Francisco.
— Jordan Fry contributed to this report.
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