Driver who engaged in high-speed police chase on I-95 charged with drug trafficking

A driver who sped 187 mph through a work zone on Interstate 95 during a police chase on Sunday has been charged with trafficking opium or heroin.

Ayaz Naeem Ansari, 39, from Rosedale, Maryland has been charged with two traffic violations, three drug misdemeanors and three felony drug trafficking charges.

He was also charged with felony fleeing to eluding arrest with a motor vehicle.

Ansari has his first court appearance set for Tuesday.

He was being held at the Johnston County jail under a $125,000 bond.