A Luzerne County man is behind bars after he led police on a high-speed chase Saturday during which he was clocked driving up to 130 miles per hour.

Luis Angel Pena Franco, 22, of Hazle Township, is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing March 2 before District Judge Joseph Homanko of Weatherly.

Pena Franco faces charges on two counts of unauthorized transfer or use of registration; fleeing or attempting to elude police officer; exceeding maximum speed limits; careless driving; reckless driving; and classes of license.

He remains incarcerated in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000 bail straight.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Trooper Donald Mac Rae with the State Police at Fern Ridge barracks:

Mac Rae was traveling west on Interstate 80 near mile marker 285 when he observed a speeding black speed bike, continuously changing from the left to right lane to pass other vehicles on the road.

Due to the heavy traffic flow at that time, Mac Rae did not catch up to the speed bike until mile maker 282 in Kidder Township. At around 4:56 p.m., Mac Rae was traveling at 100 miles per hour and still keeping pace with the bike.

Mac Rae then activated his lights and sirens and attempted a traffic stop, at which time Pena Franco looked behind his right shoulder and increased speed.

Pena Franco continued to disregard the lights and sirens, changing lanes to pass the other vehicles on the road, and when there was no room to pass vehicles in either lane, Pena Franco would drive on the berm of the Interstate in order to complete his pass, at times almost crashing into other drivers.

At around 5 p.m., Mac Rae radioed in to dispatch that he had a speed bike failing to stop, and that they were currently passing mile marker 274.2 west at speeds of 130 miles per hour.

Pena Franco came to a stop at miler marker 272.3, when he drove onto the median and got his bike stuck in the grass.

He was then taken into custody, and later brought back to the barracks for processing.

The motorcycle was identified, and further investigation revealed that the registration did not match the vehicle.

Pena Franco admitted he had just purchased the bike in Pen Argyl, and that he used his friend's registration plate to pick up his bike.