Los AngelesAP —
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was involved in a hit and run Friday in California’s wine country that left one car with “major damage,” according to local authorities, who said the 86-year-old could face misdemeanor charges.
Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible in Yountville, a small town in Napa County, when he struck a legally parked car on the side of the road, briefly stopped and then drove away, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Saturday. There were no reported injuries.
A witness saw the crash and called 911. Shortly after, sheriff’s deputies found Pelosi with severe damage to the front of his car on a nearby road roughly a quarter of a mile away. The octogenarian told officers that he knew he hit something but wasn’t sure when or what caused the damage to his car.
Pelosi didn’t have any alcohol in his system at the time of the crash, according to the statement. The sheriff’s office referred Pelosi to the California Department of Motor Vehicles to initiate a process that will determine whether he is able to continue driving — a process that officials say is “common” for elderly drivers.
