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A Campbell River man with nine A Campbell River man with nine mpaired driving convictions hashas impaired driving convictions en sentenced to 20 jail.jail. been sentenced to months 20 months Gordon Forbes, 52, 52, waswas stopped Gordon Forbes, stopped Campbell River RCMP on on Dec. by Campbell River RCMP Dec. , 21, 2012, afterafter he drove away from a a 2012, he drove away from cal bar. He blew over .08 and was local bar. He blew over .08 and was rested. arrested. However, while awaiting a court However, while awaiting a court tedate for for the the impaired charges, he was impaired charges, he was ught driving, while he was prohibcaught driving, while he was prohibdited to do Sayward on March to so, do near so, near Sayward on March , 29, 2013. 2013. LastLast Oct.Oct. 30, 30, he was convicted by by he was convicted dge Roderick Sutton of impaired Judge Roderick Sutton of impaired iving – his ninth drinking-driving driving – his ninth drinking-driving nviction – and driving while pro-proconviction – and driving while bited. hibited. Forbes waswas back in in Campbell Forbes back Campbell ver provincial court on on Jan.Jan. 3 for River provincial court 3 for ntencing. In In addition to the 20 20 sentencing. addition to the onths jail,jail, Forbes willwill be on pro-promonths Forbes be on tion for for another 18 18 months andand bation another months banned from driving for for at least is banned from driving at least ree years. three years. He He waswas alsoalso fined a total of $675. fined a total of $675.
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