Kroeger Drops Appeal Of DUI Conviction

02/06/09 1:03pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Chad Kroeger has dropped the appeal of his drunk driving conviction.

The Nickelback singer (real name Chad Turton) was found guilty of driving under the influence last May. He was fined $600 and had his license revoked for a year.

Kroeger, 33, was arrested in Surrey, B.C. in June 2006 after he was caught speeding in his red Lamborghini. He had a blood alcohol count of 0.14, which is almost twice B.C.'s legal limit of 0.08.

Kroeger's lawyer, Marvin Stern, tried to get the charges against his client dropped and argued that the arresting RCMP officer had ordered Kroeger to blow in his face, which Stern said was unconstitutional. But judge Peter Gulbrandsen said he would allow the evidence to stand.

After Kroeger's conviction, Stern still said that it was illegal for the officer to have asked Kroeger to blow in his face, and his client would appeal. But Kroeger dropped his appeal on Thursday after a similar case was reversed by the B.C. Appeal Court, which Stern said means he can no longer appeal the conviction.

While Kroeger may have had a problem with a Mountie asking him to blow in his face, he certainly doesn't seem to have any problems blowing himself.

Nickelback have been nominated for five Juno Awards. Two of the nominations are for a song about blowing something.