The Lehigh County coroner released the name Friday of a man who died after a crash Monday night in Upper Saucon Township.

Front-seat passenger Andy I. Uruchima, 21, of Allentown, was killed after the crash, according to a news release from the coroner.

A 20-year-old man was driving east on Flint Hill Road just past Forest Drive when the car spun sideways and hit a pole, police said.

The car’s tires were in poor condition , according to Upper Saucon Township Police Chief Thomas Nicoletti.

The 20-year-old was driving 30 mph and skidded about 50 to 60 feet before striking the pole, police said.

The crash was at 9:15 p.m. Monday and Uruchima was pronounced dead more than 24 hours later at 10:56 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill, according to the coroner.

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