A Carbon County man was sentenced to a state prison term on Tuesday in the county court for his part in a drug bust incident that occurred earlier this year.

Jason Robert Wilk, 31, of Lehighton was sentenced to serve 18 to 36 months in a state correctional institution by Judge Steven R. Serfass on a charge of aggravated assault on a police officer. Drug counts were dropped in a plea bargain. He previously pleaded to the charge and resisting arrest.Wilk was arrested for his part in an incident that occurred along Route 248 near Bowmanstown on March 8. Agents of the state Attorney General's office, along with members of the county drug task force, attempted to stop a vehicle involved in a controlled buy that occurred earlier. Officers from Mahoning Township and Jim Thorpe police were also involved in the operation.Wilk was the driver of one of two vehicles involved. He fled the scene and led police on a chase. As police pursued Wilk, officer Tyler Meek of Mahoning Township was approaching in the opposite direction. He attempted to stop Wilk's vehicle. Wilk, while traveling at a high rate of speed, intentionally struck Meek's unmarked police cruiser. Wilk continued to flee with speeds reaching 80 mph. Police eventually broke off the chase because of the high speeds. An arrest warrant was issued for Wilk and he was apprehended a short time later.Wilk had also pleaded to driving under the influence for an incident on Nov. 23, 2013, when state police at Lehighton stopped him for a traffic violation along Bridge Street in Weissport. He fled but was apprehended a short time later. A test showed he was under the influence of a controlled substance.On the DUI charge he was sentenced to serve 90 days to 60 months in prison, concurrent with the assault charge, pay a fine of $1,500, license suspended for a year and render 100 hours of community service when released on parole. On the resisting arrest he was sentenced to serve 2 to 24 months in prison, concurrent with the other charges plus 100 hours of community service.In addition to the jail term in the drug case, Wilk was also ordered to make restitution of $1,539.71 for damages to the police cruiser, render another 200 hours of community service, for a grand total of 400 hours, supply a DNA sample and pay court costs of about $1,000.He was given credit for 208 days spent in prison on the charges.