Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger is facing an ultimatum after being found guilty of drunk driving: get help or not return to the reality series, a source has revealed.
On Wednesday, Huger, 61, was found guilty of “DUI, careless driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, and failure to notify authorities of a change of address,” police said. Fox 5 DC.
She faces a maximum of two years in prison, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 29, 2025.
She was initially charged in March after she crashed her Maserati in Potomac, Maryland, after allegedly driving at a speed too high for the conditions before ultimately hitting a median and two signs.
After she was found guilty, bodycam footage was released from the night of her accident, in which she appeared incoherent, referred to herself as “Thomas Jefferson’s concubine” and told officers she was “extremely intelligent.”
Huger, who has said the accident happened because she was in a “super emotional state,” was later charged with drunken driving and intoxication.
And according to a source, Huger’s role on Real Housewives of Potomac is now in jeopardy.
‘The recordings for the coming season have been completed. But following her DUI arrest, Karen Huger will not be asked to return unless she cleans herself up,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com.
On Wednesday, Karen Huger was found guilty of “DUI, careless driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, and failure to notify authorities of a change of address,” according to Fox 5 DC

She is now facing an ultimatum: get help or not return to Real Housewives of Potomac, a source has revealed

She faces a maximum of two years in prison, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 29, 2025.
“Right now, she’s on the chopping block. Of course, it’s possible she could go to jail, which would make it impossible for her to return anyway,” the insider continued.
They added that Huger would have to do a “complete about-face” at this point to return to the show.
“She was unpleasant to police and disrespectful to law enforcement,” the source said.
“This will all be taken into consideration, and she will have to sober up before any decisions are made.”
Another insider told DailyMail.com exclusively: ‘People feel like she is in so much pain after losing her parents, but it still doesn’t excuse her behavior.
‘It’s sad to see the bodycam footage. She could have seriously injured, if not killed, someone.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Huger’s representatives for comment.
The consequences for a first DUI in the state of Maryland are a $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation.

‘The recordings for the coming season have been completed. But following her DUI arrest, Karen Huger will not be asked to return unless she cleans herself up,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com.

Huger is married to husband Raymond A. Huger, who has appeared on The Real Housewives of Potomac

“While we are disappointed in the jury’s verdict, we obviously respect their decision and appreciate their time in handling our case,” Huger’s attorney, A. Scott Bolden, told People

Another insider told DailyMail.com exclusively: ‘People feel like she is in so much pain after losing her parents, but it still doesn’t excuse her behavior’
However, this is not Karen’s first incident. In 2016, she told BOSSIP that she had been arrested for driving under the influence ten years earlier.
“I was arrested,” she told the outlet at the time.
‘Technically I wasn’t driving, I was driven to a parking lot where you’re not allowed to park.
‘I turned off the car and called my husband. But the teddy bear police found me first and I collected my DUI charges.”
She pleaded guilty to ‘driving under the influence of alcohol’ and was placed on probation.
After she was found guilty Wednesday, her attorney issued a statement saying Huger was “disappointed in the jury’s verdict.”
“While we are disappointed in the jury’s verdict, we obviously respect their decision and appreciate their time in handling our case,” her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, said. People.
Bolden, a partner at law firm Reed Smith, added: “We still reserve Ms. Huger’s right to appeal and intend to fully pursue justice on her behalf.
“We appreciate your support and prayers for Ms. Huger and her family at this time.”