Season 9 of The Real Housewives of Potomac started with a dramatic reenactment of Karen Huger’s drunken car crash. Since then, the Grande Dame has dodged questions about what happened that night and fought to have the police officer’s body cam footage used in her trial. It didn’t work.
Karen was found guilty of DUI during a jury trial last night with the body cam footage used as key evidence in the case. Now, the footage has been made public, and it’s no wonder Karen tried to keep this sealed. It’s truly damning.
Ray Huger arrived on the scene
The first video showed Karen at the scene next to her crashed Maserati. This wasn’t just a small fender bender. Her car was completely wrecked with the airbags deployed.
One officer questioned Karen about what happened. Immediately, you could tell that she wasn’t sober. She could hardly string a sentence together.
Then, Ray Huger arrived on the scene. Karen tried to get him to do all of the talking, but the officer pressed Karen for answers. She was the one driving, so they wanted to know how this one-vehicle car crash happened.
Although the reenactment on RHOP made it seem like Karen swerved to miss a dear, the Hugers told the cops that a car tried to run Karen off the road. They also admitted that Karen may have had a couple of beers.
The officer asked, “What kind of beer did you drink?”
Karen tells the cop that she “should have taken a cab”
A second video shows Karen in handcuffs riding to the police station in the front seat of a cop car. Slurring her speech, she started mumbling about her institution of marriage.
At one point, she explained to the officer how Andy Cohen gave her the nickname of “The Grande Dame.” The officer didn’t seem impressed by any of it.
As the car ride continued, Karen had a few moments of clarity. She told the officer that she “should have taken a cab.” The officer agreed.
“When you Google me, you’re going to be so ashamed of yourself. I’m bad as f-ck,” Karen told the officer.
She added, “I don’t think I did anything bad except for the driving.”
As the officer patiently escorted the Grande Dame downtown, she continuously asked for tissues. He didn’t have any. Then, she started making references to being a “slave owner’s daughter” and how she recently purchased a plantation. The conversation went in every direction, incriminating Karen with every slurred word.
Karen stumbles her way into the police station
When Karen arrived at the police station, the chaos continued. The officer’s bodycam footage shows her trying to convince the officer to remove her handcuffs. Obviously, that didn’t happen. Karen said, “You know I hate you, right?”
As Karen got out of the car, she nearly fell. The officer helped her maintain her balance. Then, she looked him dead in the eyes, and said, “I’m lit.”
With all of this in mind, a jury found Karen guilty of DUI along with negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, and failure to notify authorities of an address change. She has a sentencing hearing in January and could face up to two years in prison. In the aftermath of the guilty verdict, Karen said she was still pursuing “justice.”
The Real Housewives of Potomac continues on Bravo Sunday nights at 8/7c.
TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE SHOWING KAREN’S ARREST? DO YOU THINK SHE REGRETS BRINGING THIS TO TRIAL?
