Driver Charged After Mother, Two Children Killed on Ocean Parkway
The city crash record says three pedestrians crossing with the signal were killed and seven people injured at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway; police said Miriam Yarimi, driving an Audi with a suspended license, first hit a Toyota Camry and then the Saada family in the crosswalk.
What We Know
Natasha Saada and her daughters Diana and Deborah were killed on March 29, 2025, while crossing Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. The city crash record says the three pedestrians were crossing with the signal and lists seven other people injured. Police identified Miriam Yarimi as the Audi driver and said she had a suspended license when she hit a Toyota Camry with TLC plates and then the family in the crosswalk. Prosecutors later said black box data showed Yarimi was driving about 68 mph in a 25 mph zone and did not brake. She was indicted on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault and other charges; a 2026 report said she later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 3-to-9-year prison sentence.
Police said the driver hit a for-hire car, then the family
The crash happened at about 1:04 p.m. on March 29, 2025. The city crash record lists three pedestrians killed and seven people injured, including six motorists and one pedestrian. It also records the pedestrians as crossing with the signal at the intersection.
Police said Miriam Yarimi drove an Audi A3 with a suspended license at Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road, hit a Toyota Camry with TLC plates, and then hit Natasha Saada and her three children in the crosswalk. Natasha Saada and her daughters Diana and Deborah were killed; her 4-year-old son was critically injured.
Ocean Parkway has a long crash record
The fatal crash happened at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC location context for Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn records 1,741 crashes, 1,281 injuries, 62 serious injuries and 7 deaths since 2022.
A family was devastated in the crosswalk
Reports said Natasha Saada's 4-year-old son, Philip, survived with critical injuries. Prosecutors later said he suffered skull fractures and brain bleeding and had a kidney removed.
Mahbuba Ahmedova and her children were passengers in the Toyota Camry. Ahmedova told the Daily News that her family had been shopping on Kings Highway and had just gotten into the hired car when the crash happened; she and her children reported pain and injuries afterward.
Investigators focused on red lights, speed and licensing
The city crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the crash and lists unsafe speed for the sedan driver. Police said Yarimi had a suspended license.
At Yarimi's April 2025 court appearance, prosecutors said she drove at about 68 mph in a 25 mph zone, ran red lights before the crash, hit the Toyota Camry, and did not brake before hitting the family. Yarimi pleaded not guilty at that hearing, and her lawyer questioned parts of the prosecution account.
The case brought criminal charges and renewed safety demands
Police charged Yarimi with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless driving, aggravated unlicensed operation and moving violations. She was later indicted, pleaded not guilty in April 2025, and was ordered held without bail.
A 2026 New York Post report said Yarimi later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 3-to-9-year prison sentence. Another Post report said a Brooklyn judge found her liable in the family's civil case after rejecting her medical-emergency argument.
The crash also renewed calls for speed-limiter legislation aimed at repeat speeding and red-light offenders. Advocates and lawmakers cited the number of prior camera violations reported for the Audi tied to the crash.