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Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence and causing injury stemming from a car crash in Northern California.
Judge Joseph Solga’s sentence called for Pelosi to serve five days in jail, but she received four days of jail credit — two for time already served and two for conduct, according to court records. He was sentenced to three years of probation and must complete eight hours of a court-ordered work program.
Pelosi was also ordered to pay a standard DUI fine of $1,723 and a standard restitution fine of $150. He did not appear in court for his sentencing, but was represented by his attorney, Amanda Bevins. Bevins said Pelosi had no statement on the case.
Pelosi, 82, was arrested at the time of the May 28 crash, and records show he was charged with one count of driving under the influence causing injury and one count of driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more causing injury.
Pelosi changed her plea after originally pleading not guilty during an impeachment hearing this month. He originally faced two charges, but under the plea deal reached Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to only one, violating California Vehicle Code 23153(a).
The crash occurred in California wine country near State Route 29 and Oakville Cross Road, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by Fox News. Officers at the scene said Pelosi was found in the driver’s seat of her Porsche, while the driver of an SUV was outside of his own vehicle; both vehicles sustained “significant collision damage,” according to the complaint.
The complaint alleges that Pelosi had red and watery eyes, slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol on her breath, and that she showed “signs of impairment” on field sobriety tests. The complaint also alleged that when officers asked Pelosi for identification, she provided her driver’s license and a card for the “11-99 Foundation,” a charity that supports Patrol families of California Highways.
The driver of the SUV was not named, and both he and Pelosi refused medical treatment, according to the complaint. The driver of the SUV later began experiencing shoulder and neck pain, headaches and difficulty lifting things with his right arm, the document alleges.
According to Bevins, Pelosi had been ordered to directly pay the other driver involved in the crash $4,927.53 in restitution fines, which she has already done. Bevins said the court reserved restitution Tuesday if the other driver has any additional requests.
A spokesman for the House Speaker did not immediately respond to requests for comment.