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Karen Huger is headed to the slammer.
Nearly two months after The Actual Housewives of Potomac solid member was discovered responsible on practically all counts associated to her March 2024 DUI arrest… the Bravo persona was sentenced on Wednesday by a Montgomery County, Maryland decide to 2 years in jail.
Considered one of these years has been suspended, which means Huger might be an inmate for under half of the allotted time.
Karen Huger attends The Hollywood Critics Affiliation’s Astra Artistic Arts, Movie & TV Awards at Taglyan Complicated on December 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by JC Olivera/Getty Pictures)
Citing Karen’s three earlier DUIs (YIKES!), prosecutors initially requested the decide for 2 years in jail with six months suspended for the truth star’s newest arrest.
“You were filled to the gills with alcohol,” the decide within the case advised Huger throughout sentencing.
Fox 5 reported on February 26 that the truth star testified on her personal behalf this morning in courtroom, apologizing to the decide and saying that she would attend AA conferences for the remainder of her life, in addition to providing to change into a spokesperson towards drunk driving.
As Huger was being taken into custody following the sentencing, she yelled to her husband: “Love you, Ray. God’s got you. You’ll be alrighty. God bless you.”
Karen Huger attends Us Weekly And Pluto TV’s: Actuality TV Stars Of The Yr at The Spotlight Room on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Pictures)
Karen crashed her Maserati final March close to Bethesda, Maryland after she crossed a median and struck rammed into indicators.
The 61-year-old was charged with driving a car whereas drunk; driving a car whereas impaired by alcohol; negligent driving of a car in a careless and imprudent method endangering property, life and individual; and reckless driving a car in wanton and willful disregard for security of individuals and property and several other different associated expenses.
A Maryland jury discovered Karen responsible of driving below the affect, negligent driving and failure to manage pace to keep away from collision on December 18, 2024.
Karen Huger in the course of the Mend and GBK Luxurious Lounge Celebrating The High Names In Tv At The Beverly Wilshire Resort (2nd Day) at Beverly Wilshire, A 4 Seasons Resort on September 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Picture by Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Pictures for GBK Model Bar)
A day after the arrest, Karen issued the next assertion to superstar gossip outlet TMZ:
Thanks all on your prayers and properly needs throughout this very horrifying expertise. I’m nonetheless in shock from final evening’s incident, however grateful to be alive at present. With the passing of my beloved mom, grief comes and goes in waves, and with Mom’s Day approaching it has felt extra like a tsunami.
I used to be crying on my method residence and noticed a automobile heading proper for me. I swerved to keep away from the head-on collision, hit the divider after which a tree. I’m harm, bruised up a bit, however so grateful I’m alive!
I did obtain citations, one in all which was unrelated to the incident which is comprehensible, however what was most stunning is that the automobile that just about hit me simply drove away.
Huger turns into one in all quite a few Actual Housewives stars to be despatched to jail, becoming a member of such law-breakers as Teresa Giudice and Jen Shah.
