[Report] Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Killed His Older Brother 65 Years Prior to Drunk Driving Case

Nancy Pelosi's husband killed his brother in an early morning vehicle accident 65 years before his most recent arrest for drunk driving.

In February 1957, Paul Pelosi was a 16-year-old high school sophomore when his sports vehicle flipped over in Northern California. Paul Pelosi, a high school sophomore at the time, was charged with misdemeanor manslaughter, according to a newspaper story at the time. In the end, there was no court case, and a coroner's jury exonerated him.

Nancy Pelosi's Husband Killed 19-Year-Old Brother in 1957

Per Daily Mail, Paul Pelosi's brother, David, had advised him to drive more slowly before the deadly collision. Paul, now 82, informed Patrolman Thomas Ganley that he tried to slow down in the stick shift automobile by moving gears but lost control.

On February 22, 1957, around 2:40 a.m., the accident occurred. Paul picked up his brother from a girlfriend's residence in San Francisco, and the brothers decided to take a joyride instead of returning home. Upon arriving at the hospital, David Pelosi, a freshman at the College of San Mateo, was dead.

David Pelosi was likely strangled by a brace he was wearing to support a neck fracture he had incurred when he jumped into shallow water in Lake Tahoe, according to the publication. Ganley and another officer, Jack Rakestraw, saw David's brace was "lodged securely against his neck."

Paul Pelosi was stuck beneath the car for a while after breaking his collarbone in the incident. He was able to release himself and summon help. In 2011, he was ticketed twice, once for running a red light and once for driving while drifting over the centerline.

Paul married Nancy D'Alesandro, the daughter of a previous Baltimore mayor, six years after the deadly accident. She assumed his surname and was elected to Congress in 1987, eventually becoming the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Paul Pelosi's Husband Ridicules Media

During the latest drunk driving incident, Paul Pelosi was attending a dinner party at the house of friends in Oakville, according to a statement from his spokesperson. At 10:15 p.m., he exited the party. Paul Pelosi was alone in his car when he drove home, which the statement described as "a short distance away."

Paul Pelosi's representative claimed the procedure went until 7:30 a.m. and that he was "completely cooperative" with officials. "The Speaker will not be commenting on this private incident which occurred while she was on the East Coast," a representative for Nancy Pelosi told CBS News on Saturday. Nancy Pelosi was in Rhode Island Saturday delivering the commencement address at Brown University.

Nancy Pelosi's husband denies media reports that he was arrested during the holiday weekend on minor charges of driving under the influence. In a statement on the charges, Larry Kamer, a representative for the wealthy businessman, decried media coverage, as per The Washington Times.

Kamer did not specify which occurrences he was talking to. According to Kamer, a Jeep reportedly collided with Paul Pelosi's Porsche as he left a dinner party on Saturday night, resulting in his detention. Nancy Pelosi, who was apparently not in town at the time of the event, has made no public comments about it.

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