Ex-England footballer Sterling charged with dangerous driving after crashing Lamborghini

Raheem Sterling, the former England footballer, has been charged with dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation following a crash involving his Lamborghini on the M3 motorway in Hampshire, England. The incident occurred on May 28, 2026, as Sterling was driving southbound on the M3 near the Minley Interchange.

No other vehicles were involved in the collision, and no injuries were reported. Sterling was arrested and released on bail pending further inquiries. The 31-year-old, who most recently played for Dutch club Feyenoord, is scheduled to appear at Basingstoke magistrates court on September 15, 2026.

According to police, Sterling was suspected of driving a vehicle while unfit through drug use, but this charge was not included in the allegations. Sterling has been without a club since leaving Feyenoord at the end of the previous season. He joined the Dutch club on a short-term contract after leaving Chelsea by mutual consent in 2022.

Sterling spent time on loan at Arsenal in 2024 before returning to Chelsea, where he was subsequently omitted from the first-team squad and made to train separately. Sterling earned 82 caps for England between 2012 and 2022 and participated in three World Cups and two European Championships.