Woman sentenced to prison for Gravesend crash that killed Brooklyn mother, her 2 children
Miriam Yarimi accepted a plea deal. She previously pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
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Miriam Yarimi will serve 3 to 9 years in prison for a crash that killed a Brooklyn mother and her two children.
The crash killed 34-year-old Natasha Saada and her daughters, aged 5 and 8.
Miriam Yarimi accepted a plea deal. She previously pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
Yarimi cried and apologized in court Wednesday, saying she "accepts full responsibility for her actions."
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office asked that Yarimi face the maximum sentence of five to 15 years, while Judge Danny Chun offered her the shorter sentence.
The judge says she didn't get the maximum sentence because she accepted the deal.
"Each one of us has a history and we should all be judged not based on our worst moments. I think based on our best, we should be judged as a whole. And I think that's what the judge did over here," said Joseph Anselm, one of Yarimi's defense attorneys.
News 12 previously reported that Yarimi had a suspended license, was going three times the speed limit and has more than 70 driving violations.
Advocate Amber Adler says it was an emotional day in court.
“I do believe that she’s sorry. I just don’t think that sorry is good enough because sorry doesn’t bring back Natasha, and sorry doesn’t bring back Diana, and sorry doesn’t bring back Deborah," said Adler.
She also says people are upset with the sentencing.
“I do know right now in my community they wanted life, they wanted three times life," said Adler.
Herschel Kulefsky, the family's civil attorney, speaking on behalf of the family says they aren't pleased with the sentencing.
“This sends a clear message that reckless driving is not so bad," said Kulefsky.
He also added the family chose not to show because they "didn't want to look at her (Yarimi)."
Kulefsky says the family filed a separate civil lawsuit for the son's injuries and is planning on filing another civil lawsuit for the family members who died.
