Raheem Sterling is awaiting sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, drug possession and failing to provide a breath sample following a car crash in May.
Key takeaways
- The 31-year-old, currently without a club, was involved in a Lamborghini crash on 28 May.
- Witnesses contacted police after becoming concerned about his condition behind the wheel.
- Police found canisters of nitrous oxide and a balloon in the vehicle.
- Sterling told the court that he had a problem with nitrous oxide.
- Sentencing is expected in the coming weeks.
Raheem Sterling pleads guilty after May crash
Sterling admitted all three charges at Basingstoke court: dangerous driving, possession of drugs and failing to provide a breath specimen.
The former Feyenoord player was arrested after the collision involving his Lamborghini. Witnesses had raised the alarm with police, concerned by what they had seen of Sterling’s driving and his state at the time.
He was found in the passenger seat with several canisters of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, along with a balloon used to inhale the substance.
A wait for the court’s decision
Nitrous oxide has been illegal to possess in England since 2023. Sterling acknowledged in court that he had struggled with the drug.
The forward has been without a team since completing a six-month spell at Feyenoord last season. His sentence will be handed down in the next few weeks.
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