Charges against a Lehigh County man who took state police on a 100-mile-per-hour chase last month have been bound over for court.

Robert Burns, III, 22, of Allentown, was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge William Kissner of Palmerton on Wednesday.Instead, Burns opted for a waiver to guilty plea on charges of two counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, and one count each of fleeing and attempting to elude police, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, driving under the influence, maximum speed limits, driving a vehicle at an unsafe speed, driving on roadways laned for traffic, careless driving, reckless driving, traffic signals, stop signs and yield signs, display of registration, and restraint systems.Burns is scheduled to appear before the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 28 for a pretrial status conference.He remains incarcerated in Carbon County Prison in lieu of $150,000 straight bail.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Corporal Michael Borosh of the Pennsylvania State Police barracks:Police said the incident started about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, when Trooper Michael R. Sofranko observed Burns fail to stop and yield to oncoming traffic at a stop sign at the intersection of Canal Street and SR209 in Franklin Township. Burns was making a left turn at the time. Sofranko initiated a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo Bank branch.At the stop, Sofranko observed Burns to allegedly be under the influence of a controlled substance. He says in the affidavit that he also observed heroin, drug paraphernalia, and prescription pills in the vehicle.Sofranko then asked Burns to exit the vehicle. Burns allegedly refused despite being asked three separate times by the trooper. As Sofranko attempted to remove Burns from the vehicle, the suspect started his vehicle and grabbed the wrist of Sofranko.He then accelerated the vehicle traveling across the bank parking lot dragging the trooper with him, police said. Sofranko managed to pull away and free himself.Burns fled at a high rate of speed traveling northbound on 209 in the left lane of travel. Sofranko got into his cruiser and pursued Burns. Sofranko claims he clocked Burns' vehicle going in excess of 100 miles-per-hour in a 45 zone. He also observed Burns' vehicle traveling in the middle of the road.Burns reportedly attempted to exit 209 onto the turnpike at the Mahoning Interchange. The affidavit says he failed to negotiate a right curve due to the excess speed he was traveling, and went onto the east berm where the car struck about 21 feet of guiderails, causing the vehicle to become airborne. Burns' vehicle then rolled counter-clockwise down an embankment coming to final rest facing southeast about 81 feet from the roadway.Burns was injured and taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, for treatment.