Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), pleaded not guilty to charges of driving under the influence after his arrest last month in California.
Paul Pelosi’s lawyer, Amanda Bevins, appeared on his behalf for an arraignment at a Napa County court on Wednesday, entering a plea of not guilty to one count of driving under the influence causing injury and one count of driving with a blood alcohol content level of 0.08% or higher causing injury, Fox News reported.
PAUL PELOSI CRASH: COMPLAINT REVEALS ‘MAJOR’ DAMAGE, FAILED SOBRIETY TEST, AND OTHER DRIVER IN PAIN
Paul Pelosi, 82, crashed his Porsche into a Jeep near a town in Yountville, California, on May 28, failing his sobriety test and appearing noticeably unsteady when taken into custody, according to authorities. It was later determined that Pelosi’s blood alcohol content level was 0.082%.
“His eyes [appear] red/watery, he was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath,” according to the criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post.
The driver of the other vehicle, who was not identified, declined medical treatment on the scene but told investigators five days later that he was experiencing “pain to his upper right arm, right shoulder, and neck.”
Before the accident, Paul Pelosi underwent cataract surgery and went to dinner with Alexander Mehran, a friend and Democratic donor.
Nancy Pelosi delivered a speech at Brown University in Rhode Island the day after the accident on May 29 and was awarded an honorary degree. Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said at the time that she would not comment “on this private matter, which occurred while she was on the East Coast.”
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The arraignment comes a day after Nancy Pelosi made an unscheduled stop in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island since former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made the trip in 1997. Her short visit to the capital city of Taipei prompted threats from China, which opposed the trip, claiming Taiwan is Chinese territory despite the island nation of 24 million declaring itself independent.
Paul Pelosi is due back in court on Aug. 23.
