Driver Miriam Yarimi kills mother, two daughters on Ocean Parkway
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Miriam Yarimi drove into a family crossing Ocean Parkway at Quentin Road in Brooklyn on March 29, 2025, killing three pedestrians; prosecutors said she was traveling about 68 mph and did not brake.
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What We Know
Miriam Yarimi drove through a red light and hit an Uber driver near Quentin Road, then drove into Natasha Saada and her three children as they crossed Ocean Parkway, according to Brooklyn prosecutors. Natasha, 34, and daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5, died. Four-year-old Philip survived with severe injuries. Prosecutors said data from Yarimi's Audi showed a speed of about 68 mph in a 25-mph zone, with no braking. The official record counts three deaths and seven injuries. Yarimi pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a three-to-nine-year prison sentence in November 2025.
A collision before the crosswalk
At about 1:04 p.m. on March 29, 2025, Yarimi drove north on Ocean Parkway toward Quentin Road. Brooklyn prosecutors said she passed a red light one block earlier, then drove through the light at Quentin Road and hit the rear of a Toyota Camry whose driver was waiting for the Saada family to finish crossing. Yarimi continued into the family, and her Audi overturned.
Prosecutors said Natasha Saada and her daughters died at the scene. The Daily News reported that medics took them to Maimonides Medical Center, where they died. The official crash record counts three pedestrians killed and seven people injured.
The two drivers and their cars
Yarimi drove a 2023 Audi, and an Uber driver drove the Toyota Camry with a mother and three children aboard, according to prosecutors. Gothamist identified the Audi as an A3; a later New York Post report called it an A4. Accounts also differ on when the Audi overturned: prosecutors described it rolling over as Yarimi drove through the family, while the Post reported that it flipped before striking them.
Ocean Parkway at Quentin Road
The collision happened at Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road in Midwood, Brooklyn. Residents told Gothamist they feared reckless driving on Ocean Parkway, a route with heavy pedestrian and cyclist traffic. After the deaths, neighbors called for changes to its design and traffic signals.
Two families were caught in the collision
Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5, died. Her four-year-old son Philip survived with skull fractures and brain bleeding and had a kidney removed, prosecutors said. Natasha's husband, Sidney, was home with their youngest child when the collision happened. A neighbor told CBS New York that Natasha's children greeted strangers and remembered seeing her take them to and from the bus stop.
Mahbuba Ahmedova and her three children were riding in the Camry. Ahmedova later described pain in her face, while her 12-year-old son Shakhzod reported back and wrist pain. The family's six-year-old had his arm in a sling; their four-year-old daughter escaped injury.
What investigators found
Brooklyn prosecutors said the Audi's data showed Yarimi traveling about 68 mph in a 25-mph zone, with the accelerator fully pressed and no braking. They said surveillance video showed her pass a red light one block before the collision and drive through another at Quentin Road. The official crash record identifies disregarding a traffic control and unsafe speed as contributing factors for her driving.
A sentence and continuing civil cases
Yarimi pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced in November 2025 to three to nine years in prison. In a later civil case brought by the Saada family, she claimed a medical emergency had caused her to lose consciousness. A Brooklyn judge found her liable in April 2026, leaving damages for a jury to decide. The Camry's driver, Rustam Uzakov, also sued her.
Hundreds mourned Natasha, Diana and Deborah at a Borough Park funeral. On the first anniversary of their deaths, advocates laid flowers at Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road.