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Stanley E. Pace was the passenger in a car that hit a tree on the 1900 block of Big Road on Jan. 17, officials said.
The car caught fire, and two passersby helped first responders pull Pace and another person from the burning wreck, said New Hanover police.
Pace, 70, of Gilbertsville, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from complications of a cervical spine fracture, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.
New Hanover Township Police are also investigating the crash, and witnesses have been asked to call 610-327-1150.
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