Overview
- Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced Miriam Yarimi to three to nine years after her October guilty plea to manslaughter, making her eligible for parole after three years.
- Investigators said Yarimi drove about 68 mph in a 25‑mph zone, ran red lights, never braked, and was using her phone before the collision, with black box data corroborating her speed.
- She was driving on a suspended license and had amassed more than 90 traffic violations and over $10,000 in fines since 2023, including numerous school‑zone speeding and red‑light camera tickets.
- The crash killed Natasha Saada, 34, and daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5, and critically injured 4‑year‑old Philip, who suffered skull fractures and brain bleeding, according to prosecutors.
- District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office objected to the reduced range and filed a blistering memo, as the case renewed calls for a state speed‑limiter law for repeat offenders that passed the Senate but stalled in the Assembly.