Aug 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Former England winger Raheem Sterling ⁠has been charged with dangerous ‌driving and possessing nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation following a motorway crash in May, ​Hampshire Police said on ⁠Wednesday.

"Raheem Sterling, ⁠31, from Berkshire, has been charged for ⁠the ‌following offences: dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide ⁠for wrongful inhalation, failing to provide ​a ‌specimen," a Hampshire & Isle of ⁠Wight Constabulary ​spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.

Sterling, who most recently played ⁠for Dutch side Feyenoord, ​crashed his Lamborghini into barriers on the M3. No other vehicles were ⁠involved and no injuries were reported.

Sterling, who joined Feyenoord on a short-term deal in February after ​leaving Chelsea by mutual ⁠consent, has been without a ​club since the end ‌of last season.

(Reporting by ​Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)