VIDEO: Ohio state trooper saves man choking on baggie of marijuana: report

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio - An Ohio state trooper performed a Heimlich maneuver on a man who swallowed a bag of marijuana during a traffic stop.

This footage, released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol on July 8, shows Trooper Charles Hoskin saving the 24-year-old man who had swallowed the drugs prior to getting pulled over, authorities said.

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According to WBNS, the trooper pulled the man over for speeding. When walking to the car he could hear the man choking. That's when Hoskin got the driver out of the car and performed the Heimlich maneuver. 

After a few seconds, the driver reportedly coughed up the baggie of drugs. 

"It's a minor misdemeanor. Do you want to die over a minor misdemeanor?" Hoskins asked the man.

"Don’t try to swallow a bag of drugs prior to getting pulled over in an attempt to keep a trooper from finding them," the highway patrol said. "Luckily, Trooper Hoskin from our Ravenna Post was alert and able to assist the man who was choking on a bag of illegal marijuana."

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Fox 2 reported paramedics were called to the scene and the driver was cited for speeding, failing to wear a seatbelt, and issued a misdemeanor for marijuana.

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