A Massachusetts man drove through a stop sign and also blew a cloud of marijuana smoke when he was pulled over, police in Springfield said.

An officer enforcing seatbelt laws as part of the annual Click It Or Ticket campaign saw a vehicle go through a stop sign. When the driver stopped and rolled down the window, police said, the officer was "covered in a plume of smoke".

Sergeant John Delaney said the officer asked: "Are you smoking marijuana while operating this motor vehicle?" The driver allegedly responded: "Why, yes, I am, officer." The 30-year-old driver was scheduled for arraignment on charges of operating under the influence of drugs, failure to obey a stop sign and failure to wear a seatbelt.

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