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Passenger killed in Upper Saucon Township crash is identified

Andrew I. Uruchima Lima was in the front seat of the car, which slammed into the pole in the 1800 block of Flint Hill Road about 9:15 p.m. Monday, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release.

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Upper Saucon Fire Department, along with many mutual aid partners, responded to the 1800 block of Flint Hill Road on Monday night. At least one person was killed, the Lehigh County Coroners Office said Wednesday.
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UPPER SAUCON TWP., Pa. — Authorities have identified the 21-year-old man killed this week when the car in which he was a passenger hit a utility pole.

Andrew I. Uruchima Lima was in the front seat of the car, which slammed into the pole in the 1800 block of Flint Hill Road about 9:15 p.m. Monday, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release.

Lima was pronounced dead at 10:56 p.m. Tuesday in St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, Buglio said.

Buglio said an autopsy was completed today at the coroner's office and forensic center. He said the cause and manner of death are pending further investigation.

The incident is being investigated jointly by Lehigh County coroner's office, Upper Saucon Township Police Department and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.

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