'RHOP' Karen Huger Loses Plea To Exclude DUI Footage From Evidence

Karen Huger's interaction with the police during DUI arrest is entering into evidence despite her best effort to do the opposite.

The "Real Housewives of Potomac" star's move to stop the body cam footage of her arrest from being presented to the court in her DUI case yielded no fruit.

Karen Huger was arrested by law enforcement officers and slammed with hefty charges for crashing her 2017 Masereti into a tree earlier in the year.

A judge reportedly threw out the reality star's request to not admit statements she made to police and bodycam footage of her DUI arrest as evidence. Huger's motion to suppress specific evidence is connected to her conduct during the March accident.

The star was reportedly the car's only occupant when it struck a median and a street sign at an intersection before ramming into a tree. In Touch reported that officers took Huger into custody, alleging she was intoxicated at the time of the crash. 

She was then charged with driving under the influence, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, and various other counts.

The TV personality claimed she spoke to Officer Kyle Baxter and Sergeant Brett Trahan after the crash. She was also reportedly examined by medical professionals but was not administered further treatment. Her husband, Raymond Huger, was also present at the scene.

The "RHOP" star claimed one of the officers grabbed her arm after she was finished at the ambulance and informed her she could not leave the scene. The mother-of-two continued that the officer began interrogating her without reading her Miranda Rights.

She argued that any statements she made to the police were the result of an illegal interrogation and should be thrown out. She also asked for the entire case, in addition to the footage and records of her conduct with the police be dismissed.

Huger's plea to dismiss the case fell on deaf ears as the prosecutors detailed their experience at the accident scene. The prosecutor's statement noted that:

"Officers additionally observed the driver of the vehicle, the defendant, unsteady on her feet, swaying, stumbling, and slurring her speech. Furthermore, the initial caller spoke to officers on scene and indicated that prior to police arrival, the defendant appeared confused, and the caller smelled alcohol when interacting with the defendant."

They continued that Huger's statements were not only obtained during custodial interrogation butsome of her statements were also made while Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel were treating her for potential injuries.

"[Karen's] statements made during this time were free and voluntary and were stated out loud while in the presence of police officers," they added. The judge on the case promptly agreed that she was not forced to give a statement, noting:

"The interrogation was brief and [Karen] was uncooperative, which was her right."

The judge promptly agreed that she was not forced to give a statement, "The interrogation was brief, and [Karen] was uncooperative, which was her right."

According to him, two officers questioned the star separately to tell them what happened, and she was not "forthcoming with her answers."

The judge confirmed that all "interrogation took place in the road or roadside, in public with emergency personnel and the emergency vehicle in immediate proximate."

Finally, the presiding judge declared that the TV personality "was not taken into custody for purposes of Miranda and consequently all statements made by [Karen] until the police formally announced that [she] was under arrest and arrested her are admissible against her at trial."

As reported by The Blast, Huger has fought tooth and nail to get the court to dismiss her charges, including blaming her emotions for the accident.

In a statement addressing the collision, the 61-year-old claimed she was driving home after an emotional conversation with a friend, where they discussed sensitive topics.

She recalled encountering a near-miss with another vehicle amid her tears, leading her to swerve, hitting a road divider and a tree. The incident may have left her with a few bruises, but the Virginia native was grateful to be alive, as she claimed the other car involved did not stop.

Huger emphasized the importance of being aware of one emotional state before driving and thanked her "Guardian Angel," her late mother, and her seatbelt for saving her life.

It remains uncertain what fate awaits Karen Huger.