Paul Pelosi, 86, Suspected in Napa Hit-and-Run After Crashing Into Parked Car
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 4
Paul Pelosi, 86, Suspected in Napa Hit-and-Run After Crashing Into Parked Car
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 4
Summary
Napa County deputies said Paul Pelosi, 86, is suspected of a misdemeanor hit-and-run after a brown convertible struck an unoccupied, legally parked car in Yountville around 2:30 p.m. Friday and left major rear damage.
Pelosi later told deputies he knew he had hit something but did not know what, and kept driving until his vehicle became disabled; investigators found front-right damage on his car and ruled out alcohol.
A witness said the driver briefly stopped before leaving, and deputies soon found Pelosi's vehicle partially blocking Yountville Cross Road with a California Highway Patrol vehicle behind it.
The case was forwarded to the Napa County District Attorney, and the sheriff's office said a DMV re-evaluation referral will be submitted, which it described as common for elderly drivers.
The incident comes after Pelosi's 2022 Napa County DUI case, in which he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving.