The driver accused of causing the horrific crash that killed a Brooklyn mother and her two young daughters in Flatbush has accepted a plea deal and is now facing a sentence of three to nine years in prison.
Prosecutors say Miriam Yarimi, 32, entered the plea on Monday, months after the devastating March 29 crash that claimed the lives of Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters, ages 5 and 8. Saada’s 4-year-old son was critically injured but, Bichasdei Hashem, eventually recovered.
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office had pushed for a harsher sentence of five to 15 years, but Judge Danny Chun offered the defendant the reduced sentencing range as part of the plea.
According to investigators, Yarimi was driving a 2023 Audi A3 at more than twice the speed limit when she blew through a red light at Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road. Her vehicle smashed into an Uber-operated Toyota Camry, flipped, and then struck the Saada family, who had just begun crossing the street.
The impact killed Natasha Saada and her daughters Diana, 8, and Debra, 5 A”H. The family was well-known and beloved in the local community, and the tragedy sent shockwaves across Brooklyn and beyond.
Yarimi had previously pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges but reversed course with Monday’s plea agreement. She is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday.
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What a joke. A murder of three and not even a decade
What a disastrous judicial system! This woman should never ever be released considering the naughtiness of the sadistic killing and crimes committed. She has no basis for leniency. This judge should be charged with misconduct. Is there any way to halt this ridiculous plea deal? She killed 3 people and all she gets is 3 years? The judge should sit instead.
What a joke!!
Sedom court system.
“Twice the speed limit” what is that 55mph? Who hasn’t done 55 on ocean parkway, and those yellows turn red tooo fast. This is an unfortunate accident. She shouldn’t sit a day in jail
The unfortunate deaths were decreed to happen by the Almighty
1. No Intent to Harm — This Was Not a Violent Crime
She did not intend to hurt anyone.
She was not attacking, fleeing, or committing a crime for personal gain.
Legally and morally, intent matters enormously.
This is a case of:
• human error,
• split-second misjudgment,
• terrible timing—
not malice or cruelty.
2. Genuine remorse.
3. Clean Record and Non-Dangerous History
she had:
• no prior reckless driving,
• no DUIs,
• no criminal history,
• a pattern of being a responsible citizen,
this tragedy is out of character, not part of a dangerous pattern.
4. Contributing Factors Beyond Her Control
• Sudden yellow light that created a “dilemma zone”
• Poor intersection design
• Other drivers’ unexpected maneuvers
Ocean Parkway’s Design Makes Speeding Common
• The road’s width and structure encourage speeds far above the posted limit.
• Traffic engineers have criticized intersections there as unforgiving at high speed.
• Many law-abiding drivers unintentionally drift into unsafe speeds.
If the environment routinely produces risky behavior, then her conduct—while wrong—was not an extreme deviation from normal behavior on that road.
6. Jail Does Not Improve Public Safety
This is the argument defense attorneys emphasize hardest:
• Jail will not bring back the deceased.
• Jail will not make her a safer driver.
• Jail will not improve her character (she is already remorseful).
• Jail may destroy a life that could be used for restitution, community service, or advocacy.
Alternative sentences can produce real societal benefit:
• long-term community service,
• mandatory driving courses,
• public speaking in schools about road safety,
• probation with strict conditions,
• restricted or supervised driving,
• restitution to the families.
7. She Is Not a Continuing Public Danger
She is not someone who:
• drives drunk,
• races,
• repeats dangerous behavior.
If she has demonstrated since the incident:
• extreme caution,
• willingness to undergo education and assessment,
• compliance with legal processes,
then incarceration is unnecessary to protect society.
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8. Proportionality and Human Fallibility
• Punishment must match intent and pattern, not only the tragic outcome.
A single moment should not define — or destroy — an entire lifetime if the person:
• is remorseful,
• is not dangerous,
• poses no future risk,
• is willing to accept accountability,
• is committed to making amends.
9. Allowing Her to Contribute Back to the Families and Community
Restorative justice sometimes brings more healing than incarceration.
Do you guys not realize Yarimi is bipolar and possibly even manic. Do you not realize she is Jewish and she needs a tremendous amount of love and healing. Our world is completely upside down… Hashem Yerachem!!!
Whoever posted the SupremeAi megilla, she does have like 1000 priors. So enough quoting Google she’s a menace to society and deserves major time for murdering 3 people whether u think it was intended or not
If she is bipolar and manic that is uncontrolled then she should not be driving behind the wheel. It’s a sakana for her. She deserves jail time for speeding through a red light causing death to 3 innocent people. There is never an excuse to speed even if it’s a busy road way. Now her husband has to raise their only son left by himself and the son will barely remember his mother and siblings when he is older. It was a preventable tragedy. Let her sit in jail for a few years and think about what she did.
Looks like Supreme AI used chatgpt to write a nice argument why a speeding driver who accidentally killed people should avoid jail time. Unfortunately, she DOES have a history of disregarding safety driving laws and speeding frequently. Reckless? Just going that speed in our crowded Brooklyn streets is the very definition of reckless.
And sadly, people like her need to sometimes face big punishment as a warning to the rest of us. It hurts her. I’m sure it hurts her family. But if punishment is a slap on the wrist it means more people are likely to continue this kind of behavior because its not a big deal if anything happens. Youre now worried about her life and her family, what about the family thats been destroyed? All those lives snuffed out because she got too happy behind the wheel. One thing i can tell you, I wouldve liked to use her as an example to my teens about what happens to stupid reckless speeding drivers.