Overview
- The court accepted a plea deal that sets Miriam Yarimi’s prison term at three to nine years, with formal sentencing proceeding today in Brooklyn.
- Brooklyn prosecutors, who had pushed for a five- to 15-year term, prepared a submission urging a stiffer punishment within the allowed range.
- Investigators say Yarimi ran a red light at high speed, first striking a TLC-licensed Camry and then a family in the crosswalk, killing Natasha Saada and daughters Diana, 8, and Debra, 5, and critically injuring 4-year-old Philip.
- Black-box data indicated a speed of about 68 mph with no braking before impact, and records show Yarimi was driving on a suspended license with 93 violations and over $10,000 in fines.
- The case has renewed support for a proposed 'super speeder' law requiring speed limiters for repeat offenders, a measure that passed the State Senate but stalled in the Assembly.