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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s megamillionaire husband allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol in Napa County, California on Saturday night instead of calling an Uber or a taxi, and caused a car accident and thousands of dollars for his bail after his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.
The California Highway Patrol said 82-year-old Paul Pelosi was driving a 2021 Porsche that was hit by a 2014 Jeep while Pelosi’s car was trying to cross State Route 29 in Napa, according to various reports.
None of the drivers of the crash were injured and an investigation is ongoing, the CHP said.
Paul Pelosi was arrested at 11:44 p.m. and charged with driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or higher, as well as driving under the influence of alcohol, both misdemeanors. He was admitted to the Napa Valley Detention Center at 4:13 a.m. Sunday morning with a $ 5,000 bail and was released at 7:26 a.m., according to Napa County records.
MARC DE NANCY PELOSI, PAUL, ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA, ACCUSED OF DUI
Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arrives for a reception at the White House on May 16, 2022. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Pelosi spokeswoman D-Calif. Is one of the richest members of Congress, with a net worth of at least $ 114 million, according to her 2018 personal financial disclosure. Paul Pelosi has amassed more than $ 100 million. its San Francisco-based venture capital firm Financial Leasing Services, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
It is unclear whether Pelosi was heading to the vineyard he and President Pelosi owned as recently as last year before the accident. However, if I left Napa to travel to San Francisco, where the Pelosi family owns several properties, and would have chosen Uber instead of driving, it would have cost about $ 103.90. A black SUV for travel, Uber’s most expensive option, would have cost just $ 329.54. There are also several hotel options in the Napa area that start at around $ 150.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a first-time drunk driving offense can cost a driver more than $ 10,000 in fines and legal fees.
The NHTSA estimates that 32 people die every day in the United States in drunk driving-related accidents, or one person every 45 minutes.
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), an average drunk driver has been drunk more than 80 times before his first arrest.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about her Catholic faith and abortion during a May 24, 2022 appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” (MSNBC)
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Nancy Pelosi, who has been married to her husband since 1963 and has five children with him, was in Rhode Island on Saturday delivering a graduation speech at Brown University.
“The speaker will not comment on this private matter that happened while he was on the East Coast,” his spokesman told Fox News on Sunday.