Bronx DA: Statement by Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark on Jose Gonzalez Found Fit To Stand Trial for Murder of EMT Yadira Arroyo

STATEMENT BY BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ON

JOSE GONZALEZ FOUND FIT TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER OF

EMT YADIRA ARROYO

Defendant Had Been Found Unfit for Trial on May 26, 2022

“When Jose Gonzalez was deemed unfit for trial, we said this was by no means the end of this prosecution. Now, approximately four months later, health professionals at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center have determined him to be no longer an incapacitated person.

“Jose Gonzalez is due to appear in Bronx Supreme Court on September 29, 2022. He faces charges of first and second-degree Murder, first degree Manslaughter, Robbery, Vehicular Manslaughter and Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence, for allegedly running over Yadira Arroyo, an FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, with her ambulance on March 16, 2017.

“We thank her family and FDNY colleagues for their patience and support, as we continue to obtain justice for Yadi.”