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Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested last month for drunk driving after he drove his Porsche into the path of oncoming Jeep driven by Jesus Lopez, 48. DailyMail.com has obtained his mugshot taken after the DUI arrest. On Thursday he was charged by Napa County prosecutors
Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul has been charged with DUI by prosecutors in Napa County after a crash last month.
Fox News reported he was being charged after his blood alcohol level was recorded at 0.082 percent - the limit is 0.08.
Paul, 82, had been at a dinner party hosted by a friend on May 28 and was driving a short distance home when he crashed, it emerged.
He was driving his Porsche and pulled out onto the highway into the path of an 48-year-old man driving a Jeep in Napa.
Photos from the scene showed that the vehicles crashed into a wooden fence.
He was arrested for the incident at 10.22pm on the Saturday night. Bail was set at $5,000 and he was released the next morning.
In a statement, his lawyer said: 'Mr. Pelosi was attending a dinner party at the home of friends near Oakville.
'He left that party at 10.15pm Saturday, to drive to his home a short distance away. He was alone in his car.
'Mr Pelosi was fully cooperative with California Highway Patrol officers who arrived a few minutes later.'
Paul Pelosi, the husband of Nancy Pelosi, was arrested for drunk driving, after his car collided with a Jeep on May 28, knocking over this fence
Paul Pelosi was leaving a friend's house after a dinner party at around 10:15pm when the accident happened
Paul Pelosi's blood alcohol level was over the California limit of 0.08% according to police. He is pictured toasting actress Nicole Kidman during a Futures Without Violence event in 2017
Paul and Nancy Pelosi, pictured in December, have been married since 1963
Paul Pelosi was over the legal blood alcohol limit when another driver crashed into his Porsche on Saturday night, according to police reports
His wife was in Rhode Island at the time, and he was alone in the car.
'The Speaker will not be commenting on this private matter which occurred while she was on the East Coast,' her office said.
DailyMail.com obtained his arrest report which reveals he was driving eastbound on Walnut Lane, a quiet