A Brooklyn woman who described herself as “haunted inside” was arraigned Thursday from her hospital bed on manslaughter charges following the high-speed crash that left a Jewish mother and two young daughters dead — and a young boy fighting for his life.
Miriam Yarimi, 32, a wigmaker with a troubling history and a social media trail riddled with paranoia, was behind the wheel of a 2023 Audi A3 when she barreled through a red light on Ocean Parkway at more than double the speed limit. Her car slammed into a Toyota Camry Uber, flipped, and struck the Saada family as they crossed the street — killing Natasha Saada, 35, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Debra, 5 A”H. Their 4-year-old son, Philip, remains hospitalized in critical condition after losing a kidney.
Yarimi, who appeared for her arraignment via video from NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, wore a yellow hospital gown and sat with her hair neatly trimmed, seemingly composed — a stark contrast to the unhinged and erratic statements she allegedly made after the crash.
“The devil’s in my eyes,” she reportedly told police. “I’m haunted inside… I need CT scans in my eyes. I need to get scanning done now.”
According to prosecutors, Yarimi had to be restrained at the hospital, where she shouted, “Take me out of these cuffs! Why can’t you uncuff me? I am a wigmaker!” She continued rambling about her daughter — who was in New Jersey at the time — and refused to speak further with police after demanding a lawyer.
Yarimi’s apparent obsession with speed was no secret. A former acquaintance described her as having a “need for speed,” and her social media is littered with cryptic, conspiratorial posts — including claims that a celebrity was assassinated by the CIA and that a hidden camera had been placed in her Midwood apartment bathroom.
Her history with law enforcement is equally turbulent. Just months ago, Yarimi won a $2 million settlement from the city after alleging that she had been repeatedly assaulted by a now-former NYPD officer starting at the age of 14. More recently, she filed a $5 million notice of claim accusing the NYPD of manhandling her during a psychiatric evaluation in October. She livestreamed that confrontation on Instagram.
Despite her silence during Thursday’s court appearance — speaking only to acknowledge questions from Judge Jevet Johnson — the weight of the charges against her was unmistakable. Yarimi faces a battery of counts, including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, assault, and numerous traffic violations.
She was remanded without bail. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Friday.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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There is no question that a Jew who is mechalel shabbos is unhinged.
This person has been embarrassing the religious community for years. Either call her Bluff and put her in the psycho Shack or regular jail but at least one of them
Watch ….she go to a psychiatric facility for an evaluation ,stay’s a bit and goes free