Driver Charged After Mother and Two Daughters Killed in Midwood
At 1:04 p.m. on March 29, 2025, city records show three pedestrians were killed and seven people injured at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway; prosecutors later said Miriam Yarimi was driving 68 mph when she hit a Toyota Camry and then the Saada family.
What We Know
At about 1:04 p.m. on March 29, 2025, three pedestrians were killed and seven people were injured at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. Police identified the people killed as Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5. Police and prosecutors said Miriam Yarimi drove north on Ocean Parkway in an Audi, hit a Toyota Camry for-hire car, and then hit the Saada family in the crosswalk. The city crash record says the pedestrians were crossing with the signal and lists traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor. Prosecutors later said black-box data showed Yarimi driving 68 mph in a 25 mph zone and not braking before impact.
A family was hit while crossing with the signal
The city crash record places the crash at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn at 1:04 p.m. and records three pedestrian deaths, seven injuries, a sedan, a taxi, and traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor.
Police said Miriam Yarimi drove north on Ocean Parkway in an Audi A3, hit a Toyota Camry for-hire car that was turning from Quentin Road, and then hit Natasha Saada and her children in the crosswalk.
Natasha Saada and two daughters were killed
Saada’s 4-year-old son, later identified in press accounts as Philip, survived with critical injuries. Prosecutors said in April that he had skull fractures and brain bleeding, had a kidney removed, and remained in a medically induced coma.
A second family was injured in the for-hire car
Mahbuba Ahmedova told the Daily News that she and her three children were passengers in the Toyota Camry when the driver in the Audi hit it. Her son Shakhzod said they saw the overturned Audi and two children on the ground after the crash.
Ahmedova and two of her children described pain and injuries after the crash, while a 4-year-old daughter escaped physical injury, according to the Daily News.
Speed, red lights and license status became central issues
The city crash record lists traffic-control disregard for the crash and lists the Audi driver as unlicensed; police and prosecutors described Yarimi’s license as suspended.
Prosecutors later said Yarimi drove 68 mph in a 25 mph zone, ran red lights before the crash, and did not brake. Earlier police-source accounts had estimated about 50 mph, and later court reporting attributed the 68 mph figure to black-box data.
Ocean Parkway’s danger shaped the public response
Gothamist reported that Ocean Parkway runs between Prospect Park and Coney Island and is known locally for reckless driving, with heavy pedestrian and cyclist traffic.
Residents and advocates called for a redesign after the crash. Gothamist reported that 15 people had died in crashes on Ocean Parkway since 2017, including the three people killed here, and that city transportation officials said changes require state partnership because Ocean Parkway is a state road.
The criminal case and civil case continued after the crash
Police said Yarimi was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, aggravated unlicensed operation and moving violations. In April 2025, Gothamist reported that she pleaded not guilty to a 20-count indictment and was sent back to jail pending another court date.
In 2026, the New York Post reported that Yarimi had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was serving a 3-to-9-year prison sentence. The Post also reported that a judge found her liable in the Saada family’s wrongful-death lawsuit after rejecting her bid to avoid civil liability by claiming a medical emergency.