Nickelback frontman fined for drunken driving

Chad Kroeger sentenced to one year without driving, $588 penalty

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Chad Kroeger, lead singer of the band Nickelback, sits in his car as he leaves the Provincial Court in Surrey, B.C. on May 1. Kroeger was sentenced to a one year prohibition from driving and a $588 fine for driving while impaired last year.

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updated 3:53 p.m. ET May 1, 2008

SURREY, British Columbia - Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger was sentenced Thursday to a year without driving and fined $588 for a drunken driving conviction.

Kroeger, whose real name is Chad Turton, was stopped for speeding in his red Lamborghini in suburban Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2006.

Authorities said his blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit.

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His lawyer, Marvin Stern, noted the 33-year-old singer’s charitable works and said the charges and trial have been an intrusion into Kroeger’s life.

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