Melissa Rycroft Says She Is Receiving Care After DWI Arrest

Melissa Rycroft said she is receiving professional care for mental-health struggles in an Instagram post on November 3, two days after her arrest in Texas on suspicion of a second driving while intoxicated offense. She expressed shame about the arrest’s effect on her family and friends and asked for privacy as she seeks help. “I’ve been struggling with my mental health for quite some time now,” Rycroft wrote, describing how she had tried to conceal her difficulties. She said they had become overwhelming and that she had decided she could no longer manage them alone. Rycroft said she was receiving professional care and wanted to feel like herself again for her family. The arrest followed an October 31 collision in Southlake, according to police. Southlake police said Rycroft struck a fire-department ambulance at South Peytonville Avenue and Chimney Works Drive at about 5:45 p.m. She was arrested on suspicion of a second DWI offense and related driving and collision charges. The allegations have not been established in court, and the reports differ on the damage threshold associated with the collision charge. Rycroft was released from custody on November 2, according to a report...