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Nickelback singer charged with drunk driving

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Chad Kroeger will be in court next month

Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger has been charged with drunk driving.

The star, real name Chad Robert Turton, will appear before a judge on August 25 with regards to the incident in Surrey, British Columbia.

Kroeger is charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol level over .08, reports Yahoo! News.

The investigation began after an incident on June 22. It is reported that officers in two police cruisers stopped a car after becoming suspicious due to the way the vehicle was being driven.

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