Overview
- Prosecutors charged Paul Pelosi with one misdemeanor hit-and-run and an infraction for an unlawful turning movement stemming from an incident on July 3 that allegedly involved his Maserati striking a parked Tesla.
- At the first scheduled court appearance on August 14, Pelosi did not appear and his attorney, Amanda Bevins, entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
- Deputies say they later found Pelosi in a damaged convertible and quote him as telling investigators that he knew he hit something but did not realize what it was before his car became disabled.
- A preliminary alcohol screening reported a 0.00 blood-alcohol level and prosecutors noted they made an unusual public announcement about the misdemeanor case because of the high public and media interest.
- The case is in pretrial processing with investigatory materials and Pelosi’s 2022 misdemeanor DUI conviction in Napa County continuing to shape public coverage and prosecutorial attention.