Real Housewives of Potomac’s Karen Huger ‘Disappointed’ After Being Found Guilty of DUI, Will ‘Respect’ Jury’s Decision (Exclusive)

Karen Huger has been found guilty on nearly all counts after being charged with a DUI in Maryland in March.

“While we are disappointed with the jury’s verdict, we obviously respect their decision and appreciate their time to hear our case,” Real Housewives of Potomac Star’s attorney, A. Scott Bolden, tells PEOPLE exclusively in a statement.

Bolden, a partner at the Reed Smith law firm added, “We continue to reserve Ms. Huger’s right to appeal and fully intend to pursue justice on her behalf. We appreciate your support and prayers for Ms. Huger and her family in this time.”

Following the March 19 incident, Huger, 61, was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life and person, and recklessly operating a vehicle in reckless and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.

Other charges include failure to control the speed of the vehicle on the highway to avoid a collision, driving a vehicle in excess of a reasonable and prudent speed on the highway, driving a vehicle on the highway with a suspended registration and failure to notify the administration of a change of address within 30 days .

She was found guilty on all charges except reckless driving, her rep tells PEOPLE. The reality star is scheduled to be sentenced on January 29.

A spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE on March 20 that Huger had been involved in a single-vehicle collision in Potomac. Law enforcement said the TV personality crossed a median and hit several street signs, but was not injured at the time of the crash.

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The authorities also said so TMZ – who was the first to report the news – that Huger was allegedly driving in an “aggressive manner” and very fast before the collision.

At the time of the incident, she was not arrested, but she received several citations.

During Huger’s first day in court on Tuesday, December 17, witnesses described what they noticed, where a man stated that Huger’s car allegedly smelled of alcohol, per Fox 5 DC. A volunteer EMT who responded to the scene said Huger did not want treatment and was “swinging” as he tried to enter the ambulance. Inside the vehicle, EMTs said Huger allegedly told them to “f— off” and “go f— yourselves” several times.

Minutes later, she complimented a female firefighter and told her, “You’re so beautiful,” the EMT said.

The jury also saw bodycam footage Tuesday in which an officer was seen telling Huger she was “hammered,” a claim she called “bulls—” in the footage.

Huger broke his silence about the incident in a statement TMZ on March 20 The reality star, whose parents died within seven months of each other in 2017, said she experienced a moment of grief on the night of the crash.

“With the passing of my beloved mother, the grief comes and goes in waves, and with Mother’s Day approaching, it has felt more like a tsunami,” she said. “Last night I met a girlfriend for dinner, we talked and brought up some very emotionally sensitive topics. I cried on the way home and saw a car drive right behind me.”

She continued: “I swerved to avoid the head-on collision, hit the divider and then a tree. I’m hurt, bruised a little, but so thankful to be alive! I received citations, one of which was unrelated to the incident, which is understandable, but the most surprising thing is that the car that almost hit me just drove away!”

Huger finished by reminding fans to “underplay your emotional state” before getting behind the wheel, crediting her mother, whom she called her “Guardian Angel,” and her seat belt for saving her life.

Huger’s arrest is a central storyline in season 9 of The Real Housewives of Potomac, which airs Sundays on Bravo at 8 p.m. ET.

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