An England soccer star was caught on bodycam holding laughing gas canisters after crashing his $360,000 Lamborghini, the Sun reported.
Raheem Sterling, who played 28 times for the English national team, previously played for Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool, the paper reported.
The disgraced forward pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide, the Sun reported.
The guilty plea followed the release of bodycam footage from the incident. The driver had also refused to provide a specimen, according to reports.
The crash occurred during rush hour in southern England in May, the Sun reported.
The athlete was seen driving erratically along a motorway before the crash, police said.
He was spotted holding an inflated white balloon while weaving through motorway traffic, according to the report.
The supercar veered off the motorway and crashed into a gate in a layby. The impact completely destroyed a tire and damaged the vehicle, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Responding officers found the dazed-looking driver sitting in the passenger seat of the crashed Urus, the bodycam video showed.
Large canisters of laughing gas were resting directly on his lap inside the vehicle, the footage showed.
“You can put that down mate,” an officer told the soccer player.
Officers initially chatted with the driver at the scene. But the cop refused to let him make a call and ordered him to provide his name and address, the video showed.
The officer then ordered the former Chelsea star to stop “tensing up” while his rights were being read, the recording showed.
“Put your arm behind your back,” the officer ordered.
At least six nitrous oxide canisters were recovered from the supercar following the crash, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The soccer player is currently without a club following his release from Dutch team Feyenoord at the end of last season, the Sun reported.
Sterling could face up to two years in prison after pleading guilty to the charges, the paper reported.
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