- Footballer Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, and failing to provide a specimen following a car crash in May.
- The 31-year-old was arrested after crashing his Lamborghini on the southbound carriageway of the M3 and is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on 15 September.
- Following his initial arrest, a representative for the player stated that Sterling had been made to feel "worthless" and "forgotten about" in recent years.
- Sterling has enjoyed a high-profile career, earning 82 England caps, winning four Premier League titles with Manchester City, and having spells at Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Feyenoord.
- In 2021, the former England international was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to racial equality in sport.
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