Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving after May crash

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Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving after May crash
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Raheem Sterling will appear in court on 15 September to face charges linked to a crash on the M3 in Hampshire on 28 May. He has been charged with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, and failing to provide a specimen. After crashing his Lamborghini into motorway barriers, Sterling was arrested but released on bail. The police had previously suspected him of driving under the influence of drugs, but no such charges were filed. Sterling, who has been without a club since leaving Feyenoord at the end of last season, has faced personal challenges in recent years.

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  • •Sterling will appear in Basingstoke magistrates court on 15 September.
  • •He was charged after crashing on the M3 in May.
  • •No injuries were reported in the crash.
  • •Sterling has been without a club since leaving Feyenoord.
  • •He faced personal struggles over the past couple of years.
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Former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after being involved in a collision on a motorway, police said Wednesday. The charges relate to an incident on May 28 when a Lamborghini was involved in a “single-vehicle collision” on the M3 in southern England, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary said in a statement provided to The Associated Press. The 31-year-old Sterling is accused of dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide — also known as laughing gas — for wrongful inhalation and failing to provide a specimen, said the police force, which added that no other vehicles were involved in the collision and no injuries were reported.

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Former England forward crashed on M3 in late May Sterling is also accused of failing to provide a specimen The former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after a crash involving a Lamborghini on the motorway, police have said. Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary said the charges followed a single-vehicle collision on the M3 southbound, near Minley interchange, on 28 May. The 31-year-old is accused of dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation and failing to provide a specimen. Continue reading...

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Former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after a crash involving a Lamborghini on the motorway, police have said. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the charges followed a single-vehicle collision on the M3 southbound, near Minley interchange, on May 28.

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