An FDNY firefighter died Thursday after falling onto the FDR Drive and being run over by a driver who fled the scene with out speaking to police.
Matthew Goicochea, 31, was using a Yamaha bike northbound on the freeway when he fell from the bike close to East twenty fifth Road, police mentioned. The Bronx man was within the street about 4 a.m. when the motive force of a automobile struck him however didn’t stick round.
Medics picked up Goicochea and took him to Bellevue Hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless. No arrests have been made and police haven’t launched any descriptions of a attainable suspect.
Goicochea’s dying was confirmed by the fireplace division. In a put up on Fb, the FDNY mentioned he joined the division in 2022 and final yr was awarded the Thomas Wylie Medal for saving an unconscious sufferer from a hearth.
Kaz Daughtry, the town’s deputy mayor for public security, mentioned New York “lost a true hero.”
“His dedication to serving and protecting New Yorkers, including his heroic rescue of a fire victim in the Bronx that earned him the Thomas Wylie Medal last year, exemplifies the selflessness and courage that define all of New York’s Bravest,” Daughtry mentioned in a put up on X. “My deepest condolences go out to Firefighter Goicochea’s family, friends, and the entire FDNY.”
