Out-of-work Sterling charged with dangerous driving

EASTLEIGH, England (AP):

Former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with three offences, including dangerous driving, following a collision on a highway, the police said yesterday.

The charges relate to an incident on May 28 involving a Lamborghini in a “single-vehicle collision” on the M3 in southern England, according to a statement from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary 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 sample in connection with suspected alcohol or substance use. Police said no other vehicles were involved in the collision and no injuries were reported.

Sterling is scheduled to appear before a magistrates’ court on September 15.

The former England international is currently without a club. He has played for several of England’s top teams, including Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, and spent last season on a short-term deal with Dutch club Feyenoord.