Driver Charged After Three Pedestrians Die on Ocean Parkway
At about 1:04 p.m. on March 29, 2025, police said Miriam Yarimi, driving with a suspended license, hit a turning Camry at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway before continuing into a crosswalk where three pedestrians were killed and seven people were injured.
What We Know
Miriam Yarimi, 32, was driving north on Ocean Parkway on March 29, 2025, when police said she hit a Toyota Camry with TLC plates that was turning from Quentin Road. Police said she then continued into a crosswalk and hit Natasha Saada and her three children. The official record lists three pedestrians killed, seven people injured and the pedestrians as crossing with the signal. Police charged Yarimi with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault and traffic offenses, and said she was driving with a suspended license. Police sources told the Daily News they believed she was traveling about 50 mph in a 25 mph zone.
Police described a chain reaction at the crosswalk
The official record places the crash at 1:04 p.m. at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, with three pedestrians killed and seven people injured.
Police said Miriam Yarimi was driving a blue Audi A3 sedan north on Ocean Parkway when she hit a Toyota Camry with TLC plates as its driver turned right from Quentin Road. Police said Yarimi then continued into the crosswalk and hit Natasha Saada and her children.
A mother and two daughters died; a young boy was critically hurt
Multiple police-based reports identified the pedestrians killed as Natasha Saada and her daughters Diana and Deborah. The official record lists the pedestrians killed as females ages 34, 8 and 5; some news accounts reported Natasha as 35, and the New York Post reported Diana as 7 and spelled Deborah as Debra.
The official record says all three pedestrians killed were crossing with the signal at the intersection. News accounts said Saada's 4-year-old son was also hit and remained in critical condition after being taken to Maimonides Medical Center.
The drivers were in a sedan and a TLC-plated Camry
The official record lists a sedan and a taxi. Police accounts described Yarimi's vehicle as a blue Audi A3 sedan and the other vehicle as a Toyota Camry with TLC plates; several reports described the Camry trip as an Uber ride.
The official record lists the sedan driver as unlicensed. Police and news accounts said Yarimi's license was suspended, and the Daily News reported police sources said the suspension stemmed from an insurance lapse.
Investigators cited a red light, speed and licensing
The official record lists Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor for the crash and lists Traffic Control Disregarded and Unsafe Speed for the sedan driver.
Police charged Yarimi with three counts of second-degree manslaughter, three counts of criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless driving, speeding, failing to yield and unlicensed operation. Police sources told the Daily News they believed Yarimi was traveling about 50 mph in a 25 mph zone, and said investigators sought data from the car to determine speed and braking.
Ocean Parkway has a long crash record
The collision happened at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC's corridor context for Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn shows 1,741 crashes, 1,281 injuries, 62 serious injuries and 7 deaths since 2022.
Mourners gathered as the case moved toward court
The New York Times reported that hundreds gathered for a funeral at Shomrei Hadas Chapels in Borough Park the next evening, and that the family planned burial in Israel. CBS New York reported community members were preparing to support Sidney Saada during shiva.
CBS New York reported Yarimi was expected to be arraigned as early as Monday. The New York Times reported she was at Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric evaluation as of Sunday.