Brooklyn driver in crash that killed mother and 2 daughters arraigned in court
Accused driver in fatal Brooklyn crash pleads not guilty
The woman accused of causing a deadly two-car crash in Brooklyn that killed a mother and her two daughters appeared before a judge for the first time and was ordered held without bail. Miriam Yarimi, 32, pleaded not guilty to a 20-count indictment, including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. FOX 5's Arthur Chien has the story.
BROOKLYN - A woman accused of causing a deadly two-car crash last month in Brooklyn that killed a mother and two of her daughters was arraigned in court Wednesday, facing multiple felony charges.
Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arraigned Wednesday on a 20-count indictment, including second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
Who is Miriam Yarimi?
What we know:
According to police, Yarimi's Audi struck a rideshare vehicle carrying four passengers – a mother and three children – at an intersection before hitting another mother and three children who were crossing the street.
Officials say not only did Yarimi have a suspended license, but she also reportedly had 93 moving violations and over $10,000 in unpaid fines since September 2023.
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Yarimi also reportedly received a psych evaluation at Bellevue Hospital after she allegedly said some things to first responders immediately after the crash.
The New York Post reported that Yarimi "is a wigmaker by profession, something noted by the vanity plate of the Audi in the crash, which reads ‘WIGM8KER.'"
Brooklyn car accident: What happened?
Timeline:
In what NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch described as a "horrific incident," the accident happened at an intersection on Ocean Parkway around 1:04 p.m. back on Saturday, March 29.
Police said a 2023 silver Toyota Camry with TLC plates was traveling westbound and attempted to turn right onto northbound Ocean Parkway.
As the Camry made the turn, a blue Audi A3 sedan traveling northbound on Ocean Parkway slammed into it. Tisch said the force of the crash pushed the Camry aside, while the Audi continued forward, hitting the mother and her three children before overturning.
The mother and two of her children crossing the street were pronounced dead. The third child was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
Who were the victims?
The victims were identified as 34-year-old Natasha Saada and her two daughters – 8-year-old Diana and 5-year-old Debra.
What we don't know:
Authorities confirmed Yarimi was driving with a suspended license, but said they were still investigating the reason for the suspension.