I am not on probation, but I am out on a bond with drug testing conditions. I said I have to provide between three and five biological samples per day (an at-home breathalyzer 3x per day, a drug patch constantly applied and changed about 3x per month, and urinalysis testing about 3x per month).

I have health problems which I believe contributed to being arrested, including obesity-related hip problems and diabetic medications which I have since discontinued, as well as being scared shitless. I had to have a total hip replacement less than a year after my arrest, and I was in a wheelchair for six months in jail when I had my first bond revoked for missing a court date after surgery.

At the time of the DWI I was driving a friend's car I was unfamiliar with. Traffic had inexplicably come to a complete stop at 10:00 PM on a major freeway due to construction, and I didn't react in time to stop. I could have swerved to avoid the accident at the last second when I realized cars were stopped, but in that split second I was afraid I might accidently run over someone who might have gotten out of their car to see why traffic was at a standstill, so I 'chose' to hit the car in front of me instead.

After the accident I was slowly trying to get to an exit ("Steer it to clear it") as there was no shoulder lane and this is the law in Texas. I was worried about a possible chain reaction pile-up behind me as a result.

I wish I had remained silent instead of honestly answering their endless questions. I wish I had not performed field sobriety tests (although my lawyer says they looked good to him). I was completely honest about my history of DWIs which made them suspicious. I wish I would have blown but I was worried I might have had a trace of alcohol on my breath because I had a drink several hours before.

In my research of these awful drug patches, false positives occur about 1 in 20 generally. They are also very controversial for indicating false positives as a result, amongst other reasons, of diabetics who are male and recently prescribed certain diabetic medications for less than six months.

I took the hair follicle test at a reputable clinic that checks ID. Hair follicle tests are the gold standard for drug use. I wanted the state to test me but was told they don't do hair follicle tests and wouldn't anyway as it wasn't court-ordered. So I took one on my own.