Maryland police arrested “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger and cited her for driving under the influence after she allegedly crashed her Maserati Tuesday night.
A spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department confirmed to The Times that officers responded to the scene of a single-vehicle collision in Potomac at approximately 11:50 p.m. local time. The driver, whom police identified as Huger, 60, had crossed a median and crashed into street signs, officers said.
Police said Huger was “arrested and cited for driving under the influence and other traffic violations.” She was subsequently released into police custody.
Representatives for Huger, who has been part of the “Potomac” cast since 2016, did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment. Bravo also did not immediately respond to a question from the Times.
Huger broke his silence Wednesday and attributed the accident to grief over the death of his mother in 2017.
“With the passing of my Beloved Mother, grief comes and goes in waves, and as Mother's Day approaches, it feels more like a tsunami,” Huger said in a statement shared with TMZ.
Huger told the website that broke the news of the incident that she and a friend had discussed “very emotionally sensitive topics” over dinner before the accident. She said she was crying on the way home from dinner, she saw another vehicle “heading toward me” and swerved to avoid a collision. Huger's statement added that she “hit the driver and then a tree.” The person in the other car drove off, she alleged in her statement.
The star confirmed that he had received subpoenas but said one of them was “unrelated to the incident”; She did not share additional details. She urged drivers to “understand her emotional state” before getting behind the wheel and to remember to fasten their seat belts.
He continued: “My mother may be my guardian angel, but the seat belt saved my life.”
Huger's mother, Georgia Raines Wooden, died of kidney failure in November 2017. She was 71 years old. Less than a year later, in July 2018, Huger lost his father, Benjamin B. Wooden Jr., to natural causes at age 74.
Huger often mentioned his relationship with his parents on the show. In an episode broadcast in 2016, the great lady recalled the support of her mother.
“If it weren't for my mom waking me up every morning, asking me what I wanted to be today and telling me I could be anything,” Huger said, “I wouldn't be living this life.”
