Former Cowboys Cheerleader arrested for DWI after hit-and-run crash with ambulance

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Former Cowboys cheerleader arrested for DWI

Former reality star and Cowboys cheerleader Melissa Strickland faces her second DWI charge after Southlake police arrested her for a Halloween hit-and-run crash. 

Melissa Strickland, a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and reality star, is facing her second DWI charge.

Police say she crashed into a stopped ambulance in Southlake on Halloween night and fled the scene.

What we know:

Southlake police arrested Strickland on Halloween night. Officers accuse her of hitting an ambulance stopped at a stop sign and driving away.

Police found her a short time later. They charged her with driving while intoxicated.

Authorities booked the former "Bachelor" star into a Keller jail on a $9,000 bond.

What we don't know:

Police have not released details regarding the extent of the vehicle damage or whether anyone inside the ambulance was injured.

The backstory:

This marks Strickland's second DWI charge. 

Police arrested her for the same offense in 2025.

The Source: The information in this article comes from the Southlake Police Department. 

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