Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested at 11:44 p.m., PT, and charged with driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher, according to the public reservation report. Napa County Criminal Justice Network. Both charges are misdemeanors.
TMZ was the first to report the arrest.
Pelosi was trying to cross the SR-29 when his 2021 Porsche was hit by a 2014 Jeep traveling north on the road, according to an unidentified California Highway Patrol collision report. no driver is to blame for the accident. The troops were called to the scene shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to the report.
There were no injuries in the crash and the driver of the jeep was not arrested, according to the report.
CNN has contacted the road patrol and the Napa County Sheriff’s Office for more details.
According to the booking report, the bail was set at $ 5,000, and records indicate that Pelosi was released Sunday morning.
“The spokeswoman will not comment on this private matter that happened while on the east coast,” Pelosi’s spokesman Drew Hammill said in a statement. CNN requested an updated statement after the crash report was released.
The speaker was in Rhode Island on Sunday to speak at the Brown University graduation ceremony. Paul Pelosi, a native of San Francisco, has been married to Nancy Pelosi since 1963. They both have five children.
CNN’s Josh Campbell and Michelle Watson contributed to this report.