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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was seen Saturday night in New York City with Paul, the husband of a drunk driver, as she mingled with pop stars and celebrities at the Global Citizen Festival.
Pelosi, 82, appeared along with her husband, Paul, also 82, who was sentenced to three days in a California jail last month for crashing his Porsche while driving over the limit.
Paul was arrested in Napa Valley on May 28 after driving a stop sign in his 2021 Porsche and being rammed into a jeep shortly after 10 p.m. following a drunken dinner.
He then failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent.
Paul was also found to have traces of drugs in his system, uttering his words and reeking of alcohol when he was picked up by the police.
Despite his crimes, he has not been banned from driving and will instead have to fit a special device in his car that will require him to take a breath test before the ignition starts.
Nancy Pelosi is pictured at New York’s 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park
Pelosi appeared with her husband, Paul, seen on the left, walking the red carpet
Danish musician Lars Ulrich, left, best known as drummer and co-founder of heavy metal band Metallica, and Nancy and Paul Pelosi pose backstage during Global Citizen Festival 2022
Paul Pelosi spoke his words and reeked of alcohol when he was arrested by police on May 28 after crashing his Porsche. He is pictured on his booking photo
Officers said he was in the front seat of the car, had failed a field sobriety test and that his eyes appeared “red and watery.”
“He was unsteady on his legs, his speech was slurred and he had a strong smell of alcoholic drink coming from his breath,” the arrest report said.
It’s doubtful whether any of the Pelosis drove to Saturday’s event, as traffic in New York’s Central Park is severely restricted.
At the event, the pair were seen talking to celebrities, including Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who introduced the politician before taking the stage.
Nancy Pelosi was introduced by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nancy Pelosi posed backstage for a photo.
Nancy Pelosi and Priyanka Chopra Jonas Speak on Stage at the Global Citizen Festival
Priyanka Chopra, left, and Nancy Pelosi were both speakers at the event
Nancy Pelosi, 82, wore a white pantsuit along with a scarf as she addressed the crowd
Photos of the scene showed the massive amount of damage caused by the crash
Pelosi was seen unsteady on his feet as he got out of his Porsche
A hazy and shaky Pelosi was seen above in the immediate aftermath of his drunken car accident in May this year
Paul was also seen in the background of some of the photos, looking much more down-to-earth than in his May mugshot, where he appeared glassy-eyed.
At the time of the crash, Nancy Pelosi was on official business in Rhode Island and quickly distanced himself from the incident.
Paul had been to dinner with friends prior to the crash and was driving back to his palatial vineyard home.
At the time of the crash, he was trying to cross State Road 29 — a busy highway connecting Napa and Calistoga — when he collided with a 2014 jeep driven by Jesus Lopez, 48.
At the time of the crash on May 28, Pelosi was attempting to cross 29 State Road — a busy highway connecting Napa and Calistoga — when he collided with a 2014 jeep driven by Jesus Lopez at 10:22 p.m. He had set out with Nancy from Walnut Lane, five miles south of his house
The development comes after DailyMail.com revealed that Pelosi was involved in a crash that killed his brother David when he was 16. Pelosi’s accident made the news at the time. The San Francisco Examiner reported it on page 6 of its Feb. 23, 1957 issue, stating that David had warned Paul to slow down
Earlier this year, DailyMail.com revealed that Pelosi has a history of driving incidents and was involved in an accident that killed his brother David when he was 16.
According to a 1957 report in the San Francisco Examiner, Pelosi, then a sophomore in high school, picked up 19-year-old David from a friend’s house at 12:30 p.m. and the brothers decided to go for a “joy ride.” ‘
The fatal crash happened shortly after 2:40 a.m. close to the Crystal Springs Dam just outside San Mateo and left David trapped under the car where he was smothered by his neck brace.
Although a coroner’s jury later dismissed the charges of manslaughter against Pelosi, a patrol quoted in contemporary news reports said David told his brother to slow down seconds before the crash.
He said, “This is a bad stretch – better slow down,” as they approached a tight bend at the Crystal Springs Dam on Skyline Highway – now California State Route 35.
Paul told Patrolman Thomas Ganley that he tried to slow down by shifting in the gearshift car, but lost control.
“The car swerved across the road, bounced back off a small embankment, climbed another meter 20 feet, flipped and flipped at the same time, and ended up on the shoulder upside down with both youths below,” the researcher reported.
David, a freshman at the College of San Mateo, was dead on arrival at the hospital.
Paul Pelosi married Nancy D’Alesandro on September 7, 1963 at Mary Our Queen Cathedral in Baltimore
The paper said David had likely been strangled by a brace he was wearing to support a fractured neck he sustained while diving in shallow water in Lake Tahoe.
The San Mateo Times reported that Ganley and another officer, Jack Rakestraw, noted that David’s braces were “tight against his neck.”
“They jacked up the car to relieve the pressure, but the boy was apparently already dead,” the Times reported.
Paul Pelosi broke his collarbone in the crash and got trapped under the car for a while. He managed to free himself and called for help.
More recently, Pelosi has been quoted twice – both times in 2011 – once for running a red light and once for swiping the centerline while driving.
The fatal accident happened six years before Paul married Nancy D’Alesandro, the daughter of a former mayor of Baltimore.
She took his last name and was elected to Congress in 1987, becoming the first female speaker of the United States House of Representatives.