Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger charged with DUI after crashing Maserati in Maryland
RHOP star Karen Huger cited for car crash in Potomac
Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger was cited following a car crash in Montgomery County. Police say the reality star totaled her 2017 Maserati in Potomac after crossing over a median and crashing into a street sign. Huger was in the car alone and was not hurt.
BETHESDA, Md. - Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger faces multiple charges including driving under the influence after police say the reality star crashed her 2017 Maserati Tuesday night in Montgomery County.
Huger was stopped at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday along Oaklyn Drive. Authorities say she crossed over a median, crashed into a crosswalk sign, then collided with a parking sign.
She was alone in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The damage to her car left it inoperable.
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Huger was taken to the police station, where she was arrested. She faces multiple charges including driving under the influence, driving a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and negligent driving.
"Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes during this very frightening experience," she told TMZ "I am still in shock from last nights incident, but grateful to be alive today. With the passing of my Beloved Mother, Grief comes and goes in waves, and with Mothers Day approaching it has felt more like a tsunami."
TMZ said Huger went on to say she was grateful to be alive and said a vehicle almost struck her and drove off.