THE BACHELOR star Melissa Rycroft crashed into a tree just before her arrest for driving while intoxicated last week, The U.S. Sun has confirmed.

The married mother of three, 43, was spotted “driving erratically” at 12:05 PM on Tuesday, September 23, near her Texas hometown.

Just after noon, police received a call that the star's black Cadillac Escalade had smashed into a tree.

"Following a standardized field sobriety test, [Melissa] was arrested for driving while intoxicated," police said.

She was transported to the local jail.

Fortunately, police said, no other vehicles were involved, and no injuries were reported.

The reality star's attorney, Bret Martin, told The U.S. Sun, "I want to remind the public of the fundamental principle of our justice system…every individual is presumed

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