Sterling Pleads Guilty to Nitrous Oxide Possession After M3 Lamborghini Crash

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Sterling Pleads Guilty to Nitrous Oxide Possession After M3 Lamborghini Crash
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Raheem Sterling, a multi-time Premier League winner, admitted in a Basingstoke magistrates court to dangerous driving and possessing six canisters of nitrous oxide after a May crash on the M3, where he was in the passenger seat with canisters on his lap and later failed to provide a specimen. The incident caused no injuries. He faces penalties for dangerous driving (potentially up to two years in prison, unlimited fines, and a driving ban) and drug-driving consequences (criminal record, driving bans, insurance impact). Sterling has not played in the Premier League since May 2025.

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