Statement from Transportation Alternatives on Sentencing of Miriam Yarimi, a Super Speeder Who Killed Mother and Two Daughters in Midwood, Brooklyn

 Miriam Yarimi’s vehicle had accumulated more than 90 tickets, including 18 school-zone speeding tickets in 2024 alone.

Legislation up in Albany would require speed limiters in cars that receive at least 16 speeding tickets in a year. Yarimi received 18 in 2024.

Miriam Yarimi is just one of many super speeders. In New York City, cars can rack up hundreds of school-zone speeding tickets without further consequence.

BROOKLYN, NY — Today, Miriam Yarimi, a super speeder, was sentenced to up to nine years in prison for killing mother Natasha Saada and her two young daughters, eight-year-old Diana and five-year-old Deborah.

Yarimi was driving on a suspended license. The Audi she was operating had accumulated more than 90 tickets, including at least 18 school-zone speeding tickets within a year.

There is pending legislation up in Albany — the Stop Super Speeders bill — that would require speed limiters in the cars of the worst repeat speeders. Modeled after successful anti-drunk-driving legislation, this bill would install speed limiters that prevent cars from traveling more than 5 mph over the speed limit. This legislation has passed the State Senate but is awaiting a vote in the State Assembly.

Statement from Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives:

“Natasha Saada and her two young daughters should be safe at home — but instead, they were killed earlier this year by a super speeder. We cannot sit by and do nothing while super speeders continue to terrorize our streets and kill our children. New Yorkers deserve better, and they deserve a state that puts safety first.

“Today, the State Assembly is sitting on a bill that would have prevented this very crash. The Stop Super Speeders bill would require speed limiters in the vehicles of drivers who receive at least 16 speeding tickets in a single year.

“This crisis is bigger than this crash, this horrible tragedy, or this prison sentence. While this driver might face prison time, this family and this community will never see justice while other repeat offenders continue to terrorize New Yorkers. Pass the bill before we’re all here again.”

Statement from Joe Jankowski, a member of Families for Safe Streets:

"If the Stop Super Speeders bill had passed, this family would still be alive.

“Super speeders with 18 speed camera tickets cannot be allowed to continue to drive recklessly on our roads. No one has the right to use their car as a weapon — and with smart technology, New York can protect both super speeders and everyone else on the roads. Nothing can bring back my partner, Amanda Servedio, or anyone else affected by a super speeder, but crashes like these can be prevented. Pass the bill now."

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