Raheem Sterling pleads guilty to dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide
The former England winger also admitted possessing six nitrous oxide canisters and failing to provide a specimen after the May crash.
- On Tuesday, former England footballer Raheem Sterling pleaded guilty at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court to driving a Lamborghini Urus dangerously on the M25, M3, A327, and Minley Road before crashing on May 28.
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary reported a single-vehicle collision on the M3 southbound near the Minley Interchange on May 28; no other vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported.
- The 31-year-old also admitted possessing six canisters of nitrous oxide, a Class C drug, for wrongful inhalation and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
- Sterling earned 82 caps for England and scored 20 goals, representing a distinguished international career with major clubs including Liverpool and Manchester City before his recent stint in the Netherlands.
- Currently without a club, the forward made eight appearances for Dutch Eredivisie side Feyenoord after leaving the Premier League in January and faces sentencing following his guilty pleas.
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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] Raheem Sterling (31), a striker who once represented the England national team and the Premier League, has pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide. The British newspaper 'The Sun' reported on the 15th (Korean time) that "Raheem Sterling has admitted to dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide, known as 'laughing gas.' He could face a maximum sentence of two years in p…
Sterling admits dangerous driving after Lamborghini crash
The 31-year-old also admitted possession of six nitrous oxide cannisters for wrongful inhalation and failing to provide a specimen for analysis when he appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, about 50 miles southwest of London. Sterling, who attended court wearing a black suit jacket, black trousers, black shoes and a dark top, was arrested after crashing on the M3 on the morning of May 28. Police said no other vehicles were involved and no …
The former forward of Manchester City and Chelsea, among other clubs, pleads guilty before the English courts after the clash he starred in in May, when he crashed his Lamborghini.
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