BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn woman has been indicted on manslaughter charges after allegedly speeding through a red light and fatally striking a mother and her two young daughters in a crosswalk last month, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
Miriam Yarimi, 32, of Midwood, was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on multiple charges including second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and second-degree assault. She is accused of driving at nearly triple the speed limit on Ocean Parkway and running a red light, striking Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters, Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5. Saada’s 4-year-old son, Philip, survived the crash but sustained serious injuries.
“This horrific fatal crash was one of the worst I’ve seen in over 25 years as a prosecutor,” DA Gonzalez said in a statement. “This defendant’s unconscionably dangerous driving wiped out a family.”
The fatal incident occurred on March 29, 2025, around 1:00 p.m. Surveillance video captured Yarimi’s 2023 Audi running a red light one block prior to the crash, narrowly missing other vehicles. At the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road, she struck the rear of a Toyota Camry that was waiting for pedestrians to cross, then plowed through the Saada family as they walked hand-in-hand through the crosswalk.
The Audi flipped and came to rest approximately 130 feet from the point of impact. According to data from the vehicle’s black box, Yarimi was driving at approximately 68 mph in a 25-mph zone, with the throttle fully engaged and no brakes applied.
The Toyota involved was an Uber carrying a mother and three children. They sustained minor injuries. Yarimi was extracted from the overturned vehicle and treated for minor injuries. She was ordered held without bail and is scheduled to return to court on June 11.
Key Points
- Miriam Yarimi, 32, indicted for killing a mother and two daughters in a red-light crash in Brooklyn.
- Surveillance and vehicle data showed she was driving 68 mph in a 25-mph zone with no braking.
- The victims were crossing the street when Yarimi struck them; a 4-year-old son survived with serious injuries.
