The Colorado State Patrol arrested a 47-year-old Monte Vista woman for drunken driving after she allegedly killed 38 sheep in a hit-and-run accident on Tuesday.

Lynn Ann Michel was westbound on Rio Grande County Road 8 South when she ran into a herd of sheep.

In addition to the 38 dead sheep, another 12 sheep were injured in the accident.

Michel fled the scene. She was tracked down by troopers who found the front license plate of the 2005 Isuzu sports utility vehicle she was driving at the scene of the crash.

She was arrested for DUI, no insurance and failure to remain at the scene of a crash involving property damage. She was later released on a summons.

Tom McGhee: 303-954-1671, tmcghee@denverpost.com or @dpmcghee

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