Raheem Sterling admits dangerous driving on motorway before crash

Raheem Sterling was in the passenger seat when police arrived on the scene of the crash

Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has admitted dangerous driving on a motorway before he crashed a Lamborghini in May.

Sterling, who appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, was arrested after crashing near the M3 in Hampshire on the morning of 28 May.

Footage has been released of the former footballer driving dangerously

The former England winger pleaded guilty to driving a Lamborghini Urus dangerously on the M25, the M3, the A327 and Minley Road before he crashed.

The crash caused "substantial" damage to his car and all four wheels, which prevented him from driving further, the court heard.

Prosecutor Simon Jones said that between 7:45 and 8:52 police received a number of calls about dangerous driving on the two motorways.

When police arrived on the scene of the collision Sterling was in the passenger seat of the car with two nitrous oxide canisters on his lap, the court was told.

Fiona Jennings, who saw the vehicle on the M3 at 8:45, said she looked across and thought that an airbag had inflated, but then realised it was an inflated balloon.

Sterling arrived at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon

Sterling complied with a road side breath test, which was negative, and a preliminary drug test, which indicated no cannabis or cocaine.

During the process he disclosed to custody staff "he had a problem with nitrous oxide", Jones said.