The family of FDNY medical technician Yadira Arroyo, who was run over and killed by a man who stole her ambulance on Thursday, has spoken out about the heartbreaking loss.
Arroyo, 44, and her partner Monique Williams were rushing to an emergency involving a pregnant woman in the Bronx on Thursday night when Jose Gonzalez, 25, overpowered her, jumped into the vehicle and plowed straight into her.
Members of the public had flagged them down because a man, Gonzalez, was seen riding on the back bumper of their rig.
Arroyo leaves behind five sons ranging from age seven to 23.
Two of the five children of Yadira Arroyo, who was killed Thursday night, have spoken out about her untimely and heartbreaking death. Son Jose Montes, 23, said: ‘My mom is going to protect me from a higher place.’ Her sons, all pictured, range in age from seven to 23
ct me from a higher place.’ Her sons, all pictured, range in age from seven to 23
After her death, her son Jose Montes, 23, told CBS Local: ‘I held her hand and I told her that I loved her, and I told her she’s in a better place right now.’
He added: ‘Don’t feel sorry for me because I know my mom is going to protect me from a higher place.’
Son Edgar Montes, 22, said: ‘I miss her. Of course, you know, I love her.’
He added: ‘I feel like I didn’t tell her enough. But I think she understands now.’
Arroyo’s three other sons are aged 19, 16 and seven.
The family’s plans for her funeral are not known.
EMTs from across the city packed a Bronx courthouse for suspect Gonzalez’s arraignment on Friday.
‘I’m innocent. I didn’t do nothing,’ Gonzalez said as he was escorted out of a police station, surrounded by angry, uniformed emergency medical technicians hurling insults.
Gonzalez, 25, goes by the alias ‘Breezy Blood’ and is a Bloods gang member, police sources told the Daily News.
Jose Gonzalez was arraigned on murder and other charges in Arroyo’s gruesome death. The fallen EMT’s colleagues struggled to compose themselves in the courthouse
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