New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Melissa Rycroft Strickland is speaking up after a tough few weeks. The Bachelor alum, whom fans first met on Jason Mesnick's season in 2009, has publicly acknowledged her arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. As reported by People, Rycroft Strickland, 42, was taken into custody on 23 September in Southlake, Texas. She was booked into Tarrant County Jail following what police described as a single-vehicle crash.

According to a statement from the Southlake Police Department, officers responded to a call around 12:05 PM and found a black Cadillac Escalade that had hit a tree. Witnesses said they had seen the SUV "driving erratically" before the collision. No one else was hurt, and no other vehicles were invo...