Yesterday, the husband of the speaker of the House of Representatives was sentenced to five days in jail and a $6,800 fine. Nancy Pelosiafter he admitted to driving while intoxicated in Napa County, California, resulting in an injury.

However, Paul Pelosi, 82, will avoid further jail time as the judge acknowledged that he remained in custody for four days after his arrest. As a result, according to his lawyer Amanda Bevins, he was ordered to perform eight hours of community service during one day of his remaining jail sentence.

Bevins filed a guilty plea for Pelosi on behalf of her client in Napa County Superior Court. The accused chose not to appear in court to participate in the proceedings, since his presence was not required by law.

Paul Pelosi car crash

Paul Pelosi, the chief executive of a hedge fund, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after he was involved in a two-car accident in May in the so-called California Wine Country.

According to police, Pelosi’s Porsche collided with a Jeep while driving while trying to cross a major highway. There were no serious injuries from the vehicle collision.

His wife, elected in California, was in Rhode Island when the cars collided during the commencement speech at Brown University.

As part of the settlement reached with prosecutors in the case, Judge Joseph Solga yesterday accepted Paul Pelosi’s guilty plea to simple counts of inflicting bodily harm while intoxicated.

Source: APE-MPE, Reuters.