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Raheem Sterling pleads guilty to dangerous driving Lamborghini ahead of motorway crash

The former England footballer also admitting possessing laughing gas and failing to provide a specimen

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By Asher McShane

Former Premier League and England star Raheem Sterling has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and possessing laughing gas.

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Sterling, 31, pleaded guilty at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today to dangerous driving of a Lamborghini, possession of nitrous oxide and failing to provide a specimen.

He appeared in court today charged with dangerous driving, possessing laughing gas and failing to provide a specimen following his arrest in May.

He was arrested close to an interchange near Farnborough with six nitrous oxide canisters in his car.

A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesman previously said: “A driver will appear in court next month to face charges following a collision on the M3.

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“Raheem Sterling, 31, from Berkshire, has been charged for the following offences: dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, failing to provide a specimen.

“The charges come following a single vehicle collision, involving a Lamborghini, on the M3 southbound, close to the Minley Interchange, on 28 May, 2026.

“No other vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported."