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Paul Pelosi hit with 6-month driving ban after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run

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Price, S. (2026, November 4). Paul Pelosi hit with 6-month driving ban after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/paul-pelosi-hit-6-month-driving-ban-pleading-no-contest-misdemeanor-hit-and-run

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Fox News · collected 2026-11-04 · by Stepheny Price

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Paul Pelosi, 86 and husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was banned from driving for six months after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run charges in Yountville, California on July 3. He struck an unoccupied parked Tesla and fled the scene without attempting to identify the vehicle’s owner or leaving required information as per California law. Judge Scott R.L. Young sentenced Pelosi to one year of probation, ordered him to complete a 10-day work program, pay $11,191.14 in restitution, and attend court-ordered fines and fees. This incident follows Pelosi's previous DUI conviction in Napa County in 2022 and reflects his history of traffic infractions dating back several decades.
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Story summary

Paul Pelosi, 86, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was banned from driving for six months and ordered to complete a 10-day work program after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge in Napa County Superior Court on November 3, 2026. The incident occurred on July 3 when Pelosi's brown convertible collided with an unoccupied parked Tesla in Yountville, California, and he fled the scene without exchanging information or reporting the crash as required by law. Pelosi was also cited for making an unlawful turn. He paid $11,191.14 in restitution to the vehicle’s owner and was ordered to pay court fines and fees as part of his plea agreement. This is Pelosi's second legal issue related to driving: he previously served a DUI conviction four years ago.

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Topics

Calif. California House Napa County Yountville

Subjects

Pelosi PERSON · 10× Napa County GPE · 3× California GPE · 2× House ORG · 2× Allison Haley PERSON · 1× Calif. GPE · 1× Nancy Pelosi PERSON · 1× Paul Pelosi PERSON · 1× Scott R.L. Young PERSON · 1× Yountville GPE · 1×

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Prosecutors said the public attention surrounding Pelosi’s case prompted the announcement, noting that misdemeanor hit-and-run cases involving only property damage generally do not receive a news release. Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
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Claims (19 extracted, 5 hedged)

Paul Pelosi is banned from getting behind the wheel for six months after crashing into a parked car and fleeing in California wine country, landing the former House speaker’s husband back in court four years after his DUI conviction. asserted
Pelosi → ban → conviction
Pelosi, 86, struck an unoccupied parked vehicle in Yountville July 3 and fled, Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley said Tuesday. asserted
Haley → strike → Yountville
The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run and a traffic infraction for making an unlawful turn. asserted
husband → plead → turn
Napa County Superior Court Judge Scott R.L. Young placed Pelosi on probation for one year and prohibited him from driving for six months, the maximum period allowed under the California Vehicle Code provisions cited by prosecutors. asserted
Young → place → prosecutors
Young also ordered Pelosi to complete a 10-day work program and report to the Napa County Department of Corrections for booking only by Nov. 20. asserted
Young → order → Nov.
Pelosi paid $11,191.14 in restitution to the vehicle’s owner as part of the plea agreement, according to the district attorney’s office. uncertain
Pelosi → pay → office
He was also ordered to pay court fines and fees. asserted
He → order → fines
The July collision involved a parked Tesla, according to the criminal complaint previously reported by Fox News Digital. uncertain
collision → involve → Digital
Pelosi was allegedly driving a burgundy Maserati convertible and left without attempting to identify the owner or leaving the information required under California law. uncertain
Pelosi → drive → law
Deputies later located Pelosi about a half-mile away. asserted
Deputies → locate → Pelosi
He allegedly told officers he had intended to return to the crash site. uncertain
he → tell → site
Pelosi previously faced criminal charges over a different Napa County crash in 2022, when he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI. asserted
he → face → DUI
That conviction required him to attend a DUI education program and use an ignition interlock device. asserted
conviction → require → device
He was also sentenced to and ordered to pay restitution and fines. asserted
He → sentence → restitution
His driving history also includes a 1957 crash in San Mateo County that killed his 19-year-old brother, The New York Times reported. asserted
Times → include → brother
Pelosi was behind the wheel, but a jury cleared him of wrongdoing. asserted
jury → clear → wrongdoing
More recently, Pelosi accumulated traffic infractions across four Bay Area counties, according to the Times. uncertain
Pelosi → accumulate → Times
The outlet reported violations in Napa, San Mateo, Marin and San Francisco involving speeding, running a red light, driving against traffic on a one-way street and cellphone use without a hands-free device. asserted
outlet → report → device
Prosecutors said the public attention surrounding Pelosi’s case prompted the announcement, noting that misdemeanor hit-and-run cases involving only property damage generally do not receive a news release. Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report. asserted
Baehr → say → report
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