Jamal Baptiste is fined after being caught inhaling nitrous oxide while driving

A rising PREMIER League star has been fined after inhaling nitrous oxide while driving.

Man City defender Jamal Baptiste, 20, stopped at traffic lights in his VW Polo for about a minute after they turned green.

He was seen inhaling the balloons with a friend in Dagenham, east London, on July 7 last year.

He pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and was given six penalty points and a £1,000 fine by magistrates in Bromley, south London.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £400 plus £110 costs.

It comes a week after The Sun revealed a Premier League star was receiving rehab treatment for addiction to laughing gas.

Baptiste is a former West Ham centre-back, once heralded as the next Rio Ferdinand by the club's former striker Carlton Cole.

Last May, the club reportedly offered Baptiste a new contract but reduced his wages due to off-field issues.

He moved to Man City on a free transfer in September. He is described on the club website as “an athletic and technically gifted defender who played twice for West Ham while representing England at youth level.”