Nancy Pelosi's husband pleads guilty to DUI charge and is sentenced to 5 days in jail

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in California on Tuesday and was sentenced to five days in jail — although he's unlikely to serve any further time behind bars, authorities said.

Paul Pelosi, 82, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, the Napa County district attorney's office said in a statement.

He was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation stemming from a May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco.

Pelosi was not in court Tuesday, and his lawyer entered the guilty plea on his behalf.

The DUI misdemeanor didn’t require the defendant's presence unless ordered by the judge, and Pelosi "was not ordered by the court to personally appear," according to the DA's statement.

Pelosi has already served two days and received two more days of credit, Assistant DA Paul Gero told NBC News in a statement.

That leaves one more day to be served, and Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga said it could be served in a court-approved work program, Gero said.

In addition, as part of his probation, Pelosi will have to "immediately enroll in, pay for, and successfully complete a licensed DUI program for 3 months," according to the DA's statement, and pay almost $7,000 in fines.

He will also be limited, for one year, to driving a car equipped with an ignition interlock device that would require him to provide a breath sample before the engine starts, prosecutors said.

A blood sample taken after the collision found Pelosi had a blood alcohol content of 0.082%, prosecutors had said. The legal limit in California is 0.08%.

The accident happened at 10:26 p.m. on the final Saturday in May as Pelosi crossed State Route 29 in unincorporated Oakville, and the 2021 Porsche he was driving was struck by a 2014 Jeep, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report.

Amanda Bevins, an attorney for Pelosi, declined to comment.

CorySmoot on August 23rd, 2022 at 18:49 UTC »

In Ohio you get 3 days in a hotel for DUI school. You don't do any jail time. You're supervised and have to take classes but more than anything people meet and go out after it's over.

Sunburn79 on August 23rd, 2022 at 18:16 UTC »

It's actually zero additional days in jail per this AP article:

Paul Pelosi already served two days in jail and received conduct credit for two other days, Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga said. Paul Pelosi will work eight hours in the court’s work program in lieu of the remaining day

https://apnews.com/article/california-san-francisco-nancy-pelosi-sentencing-napa-e98c47d5c47fa273cf2d65bf5c85124f

AudibleNod on August 23rd, 2022 at 18:10 UTC »

Personal fortune north of $100M.

He could have easily afforded a personal, full time chauffeur and/or sprung for a rideshare. Just because you're rich doesn't mean you're smart.