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CASTLEFORD • A drunken driver crashed his pickup into a cow early Friday, Twin Falls County Sheriff’s deputies say.

Larry K. Stiegemeier, 61, of Buhl, was arraigned Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.

Court documents give this account:

About 12:45 a.m., deputies were called to a cow versus vehicle crash at 1450 E. 3500 N., south of Buhl. They arrived to find Stiegemeier sitting in the front seat of his Ford pickup, which had “extensive” front-end damage.

Deputies asked Stiegemeier if he had been drinking and he reportedly said he was drinking with a friend in Castleford.

“Hey, I admit, I was drinking and I hit that damn cow,” he said. “I totaled my truck over that damn cow.”

Asked whether he had any injuries, Stiegemeier told the office he just had “old man pains.”

After failing a few field sobriety tests, Stiegemeier was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. He took two breathalyzer test showing blood alcohol levels of 0.152 and 0.147. The legal limit to drive is 0.08.