NAPA, California – Reaction is coming from across the country when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was arrested on a DUI charge in Napa on Saturday night. We learned that Pelosi’s husband was involved in a collision with another vehicle in his 2021 Porsche.
Video of a broken fence and a torn-down poster was part of the Napa County crash scene, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was arrested for DUI Saturday in the night in Napa County. Spokesman Pelosi was on the other side of the country, in Rhode Island, giving a graduation speech to graduates on Sunday.
“I don’t think we should pay much attention to what her husband is doing because, again, he’s not an elected official,” said political science professor Melissa Michelson, who is also the dean of Arts and Sciences at Menlo College. .
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Michelson also says that this DUI in Napa puts the speaker and other lawmakers in front and in the center in a very bad light.
Paul Pelosi, 82, had a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or higher, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP says Paul Pelosi was driving his Porsche 2021 east on Walnut Drive and tried to cross Highway 29 when his car was hit by someone driving a Jeep.
“I think that’s a bad thing for the president and Congress in general, because, eh, these are urgent issues here, and instead your husband is gallant for Napa, you’re going to Rhode Island giving a speech at an elegant university that “What are you doing to keep America safe and moving forward in our conversation about what to do with all these shootings,” says Michelson.
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Nancy Pelosi’s office made a brief statement, saying “The president will not comment on this private matter that happened while on the east coast.”
CHP says the accident happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Paul Pelosi was arrested just over an hour later. The bail was set at $ 5,000 and he was released Sunday morning in an accident in which no one was injured.
The California Highway Patrol did not say where Paul Pelosi was coming from or where he was going.
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CHP issued this statement: On Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 10:26 p.m., units in the Napa area responded to an accident that occurred on State Route 29 (SR-29) in Walnut Lane. Upon arrival, units in the Napa Area determined that the incident was a collision of two vehicles with no injuries. The driver of the Porsche (Party Number 1, Pelosi) was traveling east on Walnut Lane and attempted to cross the SR-29, when his Porsche was hit by a group traveling north on the SR-29. 29 (Party Number 2, López) driving a Jeep. . Pelosi was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:44 p.m. He was later admitted to the Napa County Detention Center for a violation of 23152 (a) and 23152 (b) of the Vehicle Code. The accident is being investigated by the Napa Area.
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