‘RHOP’ star Karen Huger reacts to shocking bodycam footage of her DUI arrest: ‘Didn’t recognize that woman’

   

Karen Huger “didn’t recognize” herself in the shocking bodycam footage from her DUI arrest last March.

During the final “Real Housewives of Potomac” reunion episode Sunday night, host Andy Cohen introduced a new clip showing Karen and her husband, Raymond Huger, talking about the incident from Dec. 27, 2024 –– after she was found guilty of DUI.

Karen revealed that prior to her trial, she refused to watch the police footage from the arrest, which showed her inebriated, mumbling nonsense phrases and struggling to walk.

Karen Huger talking in bed

Karen Huger spoke about her DUI arrest in a new clip aired on the “Real Housewives of Potomac” reunion Sunday. Bravotv/Instagram

Karen Huger sitting in a car and getting arrested for DUI

Karen admitted that she didn’t watch the shocking bodycam footage from her arrest before the trial. Montgomery County Police Department

“I’m sitting there in the courtroom, like, I have to finally watch it, because I kept saying, ‘Well, surely they made a mistake, right, because everything’s not connecting for me,’” she began telling Ray.

“And I watched, and I’m telling you, I didn’t recognize that woman,” she continued. “I didn’t know her.”

Karen, 61, further claimed that she “blacked out” before drunkenly crashing her Maserati on the side of a street, so seeing the tapes “helped” her finally piece together what happened.

Karen Huger drunkenly walking in a police station

The Bravolebrity was seen stumbling and mumbling her words when she was arrested in March 2024. Montgomery County Police Department

Karen Huger getting arrested for DUI in March 2024

“I didn’t recognize that woman,” Karen said. Montgomery County Police Department

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“It’s my fault,” she confessed, while later adding, “What happened to me was self-inflicted. I drove. I had that accident. I put people in danger.”

The former Bravolebrity reflected on the night of her DUI in March 2024 and admitted that she was “self-medicating” with antidepressants after recently upping the dosage.

“Instead of going back to the doctor, I adjusted my medication. I self-medicated that night,” she recalled. “What I do remember is going to a friend’s house … I started drinking champagne, but I had forgotten that I had taken the medication, and not only just taken it, I had upped the dose.”

Karen Huger driving in a car

Karen took accountability for the accident by saying it was her “fault.” BRAVO

Karen Huger talking on "RHOP"

She also admitted she was “self-medicating” with antidepressants the night of the incident. Shannon Finney/Bravo

Ray also reminded Karen that the DUI arrest was not her first run-in with the law, as she’s had four driving violations since 2006.

“I guess you feel especially bad about it now that you’ve been there, done that, had the lesson and you’re sort of back there again somehow,” he told her.

Karen explained that she was checking herself into a rehabilitation program to prevent herself from behaving like that again.

Karen Huger posing for a photo

Karen later checked into a 28-day rehabilitation center. karenhuger/Instagram

Karen Huger posing for a photo

She was sentenced to a two-year prison term, with one year being suspended. John Salangsang/Shutterstock for The Astras

She subsequently sought treatment at a wellness facility but stayed for less than a month before she had to return to face her sentencing.

Karen was sentenced to a two-year prison term, with one year being suspended last week.

“I understand better the brutal clarity of the fact that when you’re behind a car driving you’re not just driving for yourself,” Huger emotionally told the judge at the sentencing. “It’s my responsibility to make sure that my community members make it where they need to be safely.”