Paul Pelosi faces hit-and-run charge after he allegedly crashed into parked vehicle

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Paul Pelosi, husband of US congresswoman and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, is facing a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge after he allegedly crashed into a parked vehicle and left the scene in early July, the Napa county district attorney announced on Friday. No passengers were in the struck car, authorities said, but the vehicle was left with “major” damage. A spokesperson for the Pelosi family told several outlets in a statement that Paul apologized to the owner of the vehicle and was assuming responsibility for the damage. Pelosi, 86, has also been charged with an infraction of making an unlawful turn related to the 3 July incident in Yountville, California. His…