A drunk driver has been banned after colliding with a flock of sheep whilst on the way home from a boozy night out.
Harry Marriott killed 11 sheep on a rural road in Ashover, Derbyshire, England, on October 30.
Police officers who were called to the incident described the scene as "horrific".
After ploughing into the flock, Mr Marriott drove on, leaving the dead and injured animals behind, a court heard.
He then called the police later that evening when he returned home.
At Chesterfield Magistrates Court, Mr Marriott admitted to failing to stop after the accident.
The court ruled that he be was given a six-month driving ban and an eight-week curfew.
Prosecutor Angela Hadfield said: "Police described it as a horrific scene - he drove away in his badly-damaged car and called police later when he got home.
"He said he had been out with his father to a few pubs - he had drunk a pint of alcohol.
"He was driving and hit the sheep and simply did not see them. He panicked."
Mr Marriott had no previous convictions and appeared in court with no legal representation.
During the hearing, he told District Judge Jonathan Taaffe that he had a "number of drinks at his home before police attended".
He said: "I panicked, and I contacted the police as soon as I got home. I didn't know what to do - I'm a bit ashamed of myself."
However, this explanation was not accepted by Judge Taaffe.
Judge Taaffe said: "I don't believe a word of it".
He said the only explanation for Mr Marriott to have fled the scene was due to the fact that he had been drinking.
He said Mr Marriott's farming background would mean he knowingly left the animals in distress.
Judge Taaffe said: "Someone from a farming background wreaks carnage in the road and substantial damage to his own vehicle and drives off.
"It seems to me you chose to drive off and not contact police simply because you had been drinking - that's what the facts seem to say.
"This is a serious incident because it shows, whatever the cause of this accident, your responsibility as a road user was not dealt with as it should be.
"You left the scene in utter carnage with animals which would have been in distress - there's only one logical explanation as to why you left the scene."
