A Bronx family is grieving and the New York City Fire Department is in mourning after the tragic death of a hero firefighter.
Matthew Goicochea, 31, was killed early Thursday in a hit-and-run on the FDR Drive while he was off-duty. Police said he failed to navigate the roadway, fell off his motorcycle, and was struck and killed by a driver, who did not stay on the scene.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
Matthew Goicochea remembered as family’s “light source”
“There are not words that I can explain the pain that I’m going through right now,” mother Brigida Goicochea said…