Tragic accident in Brooklyn that claimed the lives of mom and young daughters demands for change in Albany

Following a tragic incident in Brooklyn this weekend that resulted in the deaths of a mother and her two young children, lawmakers and advocates are calling for urgent measures to address the issue of speeding drivers, WABC informs.

Miriam Yarimi, 32, is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at Bellevue Hospital as she awaits her arraignment related to the crash that claimed the lives of three family members and left a 4-year-old boy in critical condition. The boy is receiving treatment at Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park. His mother, Natasha Saada, 32, along with her daughters, 5-year-old Deborah and 8-year-old Diana, were transported to Israel for burial.

The deadly accident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road in Midwood. Authorities believe Yarimi was driving at approximately 50 mph, which is double the 25 mph speed limit. According to police, Saada and her children were crossing the street when Yarimi, driving an Audi, rear-ended a Toyota Camry. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch reported that the collision caused the Camry to be pushed aside, while the Audi continued forward, hitting the mother and her children in the crosswalk.

Records indicate that Yarimi's blue Audi A3 sedan had accumulated 99 parking and camera violations from August 2023 to March 2025, including 21 speed camera tickets and five red light violations, totaling nearly $10,500 in fines, according to howsmydrivingnyc, a website that tracks violations using city data.

Yarimi reportedly told first responders that she felt "possessed" and believed the CIA was following her. A neighbor, Angie Strutska, described Yarimi as initially pleasant but noted that she began sending strange messages. Strutska mentioned that Yarimi claimed to work for a federal agency and described herself as a spy, suggesting she may have been struggling with personal issues.

According to NYCServ, a vehicle bearing the same license plate has outstanding fines totaling $1,345.
 

Photo Accident.biz  

Yarimi informed first responders from Hatzolah that she felt "possessed" and believed the CIA was monitoring her.

Her neighbor, Angie Strutska, mentioned that the suspect initially appeared friendly but later began sending her odd messages. Strutska recounted that Yarimi claimed to their upstairs neighbor that she was employed by a federal agency and was a spy.

"She needed help, don't know if she had family problems, she was a lonely person," Strutska said.

The incident has reignited discussions among lawmakers in Albany about proposed legislation that would mandate drivers who accumulate more than six tickets from speed cameras or red-light violations to have a speed limiter installed in their vehicles, preventing them from exceeding the speed limit by more than five miles per hour.

Yarimi is currently facing charges including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault.