On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.
Not long after, dash-cam footage from Pelosi's field sobriety test on the day of the incident was released by the California Highway Patrol.
In the video, Pelosi tells officers that he began consuming alcohol that night around 7 pm and had his last drink an hour later. His blood alcohol content at the time was .082 percent, .002 percent higher than the legal limit.
Upon successfully completing an activity testing his internal clock, Pelosi is asked to prove his physical fitness with a balancing test.
After receiving the instructions, Pelosi begins, but is soon told that he must remove his hands from the patrol car, upon which they had been balanced.
He appears to struggle, leading the officer to question his ability to complete it.
"Based on what I've seen I don't feel comfortable having you perform this test," the officer says, adding that he fears Pelosi will "fall over" and hurt himself.
Jesse Watters highlights the moment from the Paul Pelosi DUI dashcam footage when he told police he's "a high-profile person." pic.twitter.com/u40ap78eQD
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Pelosi is barely audible during the interaction with highway patrol, however at one point, he is heard telling the officer "do you know who I am?"
In response to being asked to complete a breathalyzer test, Pelosi says he'd rather just go home, and after being reminded that he was involved in a crash and smells of alcohol, he tells the officer that he is a "high-profile person."
"I understand who you are," the officer replies, adding that so long as Pelosi is honest with them, he has no reason to fear any negative attention.
As Fox News reports, Pelosi has been sentenced to three years on probation, restitution to the victim, and a three-month DUI program. He is also required to have a certified ignition device installed on his vehicle and keep it for one year.
On May 28, police responded to a 911 call of a crash near the intersection of California Route 29 and Oakville Cross Road, which lies around five miles from the Pelosi’s vineyard estate.
The other driver, identified only as John Doe and who was driving a Jeep Wrangler, told police that he was heading northbound when he "saw a glimmer of light go across" just before the crash occurred.
While the other driver declined medical treatment at the scene, he told Napa County prosecutors that he had begun suffering pain in his upper right arm, right shoulder, and neck the day after the crash, and complained of headaches. He says that it was difficult to lift things with his right arm.
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