Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s husband has officially been charged with a DUI with injury by the Napa County District Attorney’s office, following an incident that took place on May 28, 2022.
The Napa County DA’s office released the following statement regarding their decision to charge Paul Pelosi with the offence:
“Today, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office issued a criminal complaint, filing charges against Paul Pelosi based upon an automobile collision and driving under the influence arrest on May 28th, 2022,” Napa County DA’s office said in a press release on Thursday.
“The collision occurred on State Route 29 and Oakville Cross Road at 10:17 pm,” authorities stated. “A blood sample was taken from Mr. Pelosi at 12:32 am, and sent to the California Department of Justice for testing. Mr. Pelosi’s blood sample had a .082% blood alcohol content.”
On June 13, officials released a mugshot relating to that incident.
“Police release booking photo of Speaker Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi from late May after he was arrested for DUI,” Fox News correspondent Chad Pergram wrote on Twitter at the time. “Napa County says decision to release or withhold mugshots is up to police. Not DA.”
Officially, the Speaker’s husband is being charged with a driving under the influence causing injury, which is a misdemeanor under California law, not a felony. According to Fox news, the comes with a punishment of “up to five years of probation, a minimum of five days in jail, installation of an ignition interlock device, fines and fees, completion of a court ordered drinking driver class, and other terms as appropriate.”
According to a report from the Daily Wire, following the incident, the Speaker of the House and her husband went into “crisis mode” the day after the incident and assembled a team of California public relations specialists.
“The speaker swung into crisis mode. By Sunday afternoon, Larry Kamer, a crisis manager who has a home in Napa and has worked for high-profile clients including Harvard University and Nike, was retained,” the Times claimed. “The family also consulted with John Keker, one of San Francisco’s most prominent defense lawyers, and Lee Houskeeper, a longtime public relations executive for San Francisco political types, including former Mayor Willie Brown.”
Authorities said on Thursday, “Mr. Pelosi was released from custody upon his promise to appear for an arraignment in Napa County Superior Court on August 3, 2022. The court date was selected by the Napa County Department of Corrections at the time of Mr. Pelosi’s release.”
I’ll just hold my breath while justice is served…….
The test was performed 2 hours later in order to try to obtain a lower reading in the alcohol content, but their plan failed. He should be convicted, and the maximum penalty given, in order to show that no one is above the law. But that is an utopic thought on my part.