Paul Pelosi Faces Six-Month Driving Ban After Hit-and-Run

Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will lose his driving privileges for six months after reaching a plea agreement over a hit-and-run involving a parked vehicle in Yountville, California. The 86-year-old pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge and an unlawful-turn traffic infraction, according to the Napa County District Attorney's Office on November 3, 2026.

The incident occurred on July 3, when Pelosi struck an unoccupied vehicle and left the scene, prosecutors said. The vehicle was identified as a Tesla in the criminal complaint, while Pelosi was allegedly driving a burgundy Maserati convertible.

Napa County Superior Court Judge Scott R.L. Young imposed one year of summary probation and the maximum six-month driving prohibition permitted under the California Vehicle Code provisions cited by prosecutors. Pelosi must also complete a 10-day work program.

As part of the agreement, Pelosi paid $11,191.14 in restitution to the vehicle's owner. The court additionally ordered him to pay applicable fines and fees and report to the Napa County Department of Corrections for booking by November 20.

According to prosecutors, deputies located Pelosi approximately half a mile from the collision site. He allegedly told officers that he had intended to return to the location.

NBC News reported that there were no allegations of drug or alcohol involvement in the July incident and that Pelosi was not arrested. His family's spokesperson had previously addressed the matter, describing Pelosi's response to the vehicle owner.

Pelosi had "personally apologized" to the owner and "assured them that he would take responsibility for the damage to their vehicle," a Pelosi family spokesperson told NBC News.

The latest case follows a separate legal matter involving Pelosi in Napa County in 2022. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence in connection with that incident.

That conviction required him to attend a DUI education program and install an ignition interlock device in his vehicle. He was also ordered to pay restitution and fines.

Pelosi's driving record has also included traffic infractions across four Bay Area counties, according to The New York Times. The reported violations involved speeding, running a red light, traveling against traffic on a one-way street and using a cellphone without a hands-free device.

His earlier driving history includes a 1957 crash in San Mateo County that killed his 19-year-old brother. Pelosi was driving at the time, but a jury cleared him of wrongdoing, The New York Times reported.

Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley said the July collision happened in Yountville, a community in California's wine country. Prosecutors also explained that the public attention surrounding the case prompted their office to issue a public announcement, although misdemeanor hit-and-run cases involving property damage alone generally do not receive news releases.

Nancy Pelosi is completing her remaining term as a U.S. representative for her San Francisco-area district. She announced in 2025 that she would not seek reelection after a congressional career that began with a 1987 special election.