A mother and her two children were tragically killed over the weekend in Brooklyn, with another child left in critical condition following a car crash involving a driver whose license had been suspended. FOX 5 NY reports that 32-year-old Miriam Yarimi has been arrested in connection with the crash that occurred on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road. Yarimi faces charges including three counts of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, and criminal negligent homicide after her Audi struck a rideshare vehicle and subsequently hit Natasha Saada and her three children as they crossed the street.
According to a statement obtained by FOX 5 NY, the crash happened around 1:04 p.m., after which Natasha Saada, 35, and two of her daughters, 8-year-old Diana and 5-year-old Debra were pronounced dead at the scene, the family had been walking home from synagogue when the collision occurred the NYPD confirmed that Yarimi was behind the wheel of the Audi that slammed into the Camry and then hit the family, her vanity license plate reading ‘WIGM8KER’ signifying her profession as a wigmaker, got her a psych evaluation after she said some alarming things post-crash.
Investigators are still working to determine whether Yarimi ran a red light and if she was driving under the influence at the time of the incident. She had a concerning history of traffic violations, including 93 moving violations and $10,000 in unpaid fines, as reported by FOX 5 NY. Meanwhile, the 4-year-old son of the deceased, Philip, was admitted to a hospital in critical condition, but after successful surgery, signs show improvement.
The community has been deeply affected by this tragedy, with Hoodline detailing that neighbors have gathered to support the grieving family. One neighbor praised Natasha Saada as "an angelic woman"; the Mayor, Eric Adams, referred to the accident as being of "Shakespearean proportions." An eyewitness reported to The New York Post a sound: “It went on for a good 30 seconds. It felt like the world stopped for that second.”
