The Brief

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - Just six months after her sentencing, Karen Huger was officially released from prison on Tuesday.

What we know:

The Real Housewives of Potomac star was released early from the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland on Tuesday morning.

FOX 5 DC's Stephanie Ramirez was live outside the prison, where Huger waved to cameras from the back of an SUV.

Her early release comes just six months after she was sentenced to two years with one year suspended for a DUI crash that happened in March 2024.

The backstory:

Huger crashed her Maserati into a pole near Oaklyn Drive in Potomac on March 19, 2024.

A jury found her guilty of five out of six charges, including driving under the influence, negligent driving, failure to control speed, and failure to

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