{"id":93015,"date":"2025-07-26T03:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93015\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:01:12","slug":"bravest-who-once-saved-woman-in-wheelchair-from-burning-building-is-killed-on-fdr-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93015\/","title":{"rendered":"Bravest who once saved woman in wheelchair from burning building is killed on FDR Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A hero city firefighter who once saved a woman in a wheelchair from a burning building was killed Thursday when he crashed his moped on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/04\/us-news\/female-driver-killed-as-tesla-flips-and-bursts-into-flames-on-nycs-fdr-drive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the FDR Drive<\/a> and was struck by a hit-and-run driver.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Goicochea, 31 \u2013 a firefighter for about three years \u2013 was riding his 2023 Yamaha cycle north on the FDR approaching East 25th Street in Manhattan when he suddenly lost control and fell off the bike as it dropped to the ground, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another passing vehicle struck Goicochea as he lay on the pavement, and the motorist drove off without stopping, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36647322\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FDNEDED.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of a firefighter in uniform.\" class=\"wp-image-36647322\"  \/>Hero NYC firefighter Matthew Goicochea, 31, who previously saved a wheelchair-bound woman from a burning building, was killed Thursday when he crashed his moped on the FDR Drive and was struck by a hit-and-run driver. fdny<\/p>\n<p>Goicochea was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The driver has not been caught.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FDNY mourns the loss of Firefighter Matthew Goicochea, who tragically passed away early Thursday morning,\u201d the department said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoicochea was riding his motorcycle on the FDR drive when he collided with another vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe joined the Department in September of 2022, and was a recipient of the Thomas Wylie Medal in 2024 for rescuing an unconscious victim from a fire in the Bronx,\u201d the FDNY added.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeep up with today\u2019s most important news\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay up on the very latest with Evening Update.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>That blaze broke out around 1:15 a.m. Aug. 14, 2023, inside a building in the Morris Park section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>The FDNY said that despite the \u201cblinding visibility,\u201d Goicochea encountered the victim \u201cin a rear bedroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRealizing the victim was entangled in a wheelchair, FF Goicochea worked quickly to begin removing the victim,\u201d the department wrote in its 2024 Medal Day booklet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith conditions in the fire apartment rapidly worsening and no hoseline yet in place, FF Goicochea made his move past the now-extending fire while shielding the victim with his body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department commended Goicochea for his \u201cquick and decisive actions [that] led to the rescue\u201d \u2013 all while putting himself \u201cat great personal risk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A hero city firefighter who once saved a woman in a wheelchair from a burning building was 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