Nickelback's Chad Kroeger sentenced for DUI

Vancouver, CA

Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger was sentenced today in his native Canada to a one-year driving suspension and a $590 fine stemming from a two-year-old drunken-driving arrest.

Kroeger, 33, was behind the wheel of his Lamborghini on June 22, 2006, when police in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia, pulled him over at about 2 a.m. for speeding. Officers said they detected alcohol and administered a Breathalyzer test, which registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.14, almost twice the legal limit.

His lawyer had previously tried to throw out the test results due to an illegal search and seizure by police, but the judge nixed the motion.

The rocker, born Chad Robert Turton, told reporters after the hearing that he doesn't endorse drinking and driving, though he noted, "Everyone makes mistakes."

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Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger convicted of drunken driving

Surrey, British Columbia

Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger has been convicted of drunken driving in Canada.

Canadian Press reported that Kroeger had almost twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he was stopped for speeding in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2006.

Kroeger was driving a $175,000 Lamborghini at the time.

The singer will be sentenced May 1. He faces a fine or a temporary driving ban.

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Nickelback's Chad Kroeger convicted of drunk driving

Vancouver, BC

The singer for B.C.-based power-rockers Nickelback was convicted of drunk driving in a Surrey court today.

Chad Kroeger, whose band has sold almost 25 million albums worldwide and won numerous awards, was found to have nearly double the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when he was pulled over for speeding in June 2006.

The musician, who lives in British Columbia, didn't appear in court during his fragmented trial, which was heard in Surrey in November and January.

And while Kroeger was absent again today, Provincial Court Judge Peder Gulbransen said he wants him to turn up for his sentencing, scheduled for May 1.

Kroeger's lawyer Marvin Stern said his client is in Europe, recording or producing music. "I'm not exactly sure (which)," he said.

Crown prosecutor Michelle Wray said she'll ask the court to impose a $600 fine and one-year driving prohibition.

"I think that it's appropriate that he appear (for sentencing)," she added.

Surrey RCMP stopped the Alberta-born rocker in the wee hours of June 22, 2006, after watching him blow down a Surrey street at an estimated speed of 160 km/h in his $175,000 Lamborghini.

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