The driver accused of fatally running down a mother and her two daughters in Brooklyn Saturday is a wigmaker who lives a luxe lifestyle and who won $2 million from the NYPD in a lawsuit alleging she was raped by a police officer when she was a minor, according to court documents.
Miriam Yarimi, 32, a mother of one, was driving her Audi on a suspended license on Saturday afternoon on Ocean Parkway in Gravesend when she got into a collision with Toyota Camry, and careened into and killed a mother and two children who were leaving Shabbat services, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Yarimi, who goes by the name “Ellie,” is a wigmaker by profession, something noted by the vanity plate of the Audi in the crash, which reads “WIGM8KER.”
Miriam Yarimi, 32, the driver accused of fatally running down a mother and her two daughters in Brooklyn Saturday, is a wigmaker who lives a luxe lifestyle. Instagram/iitsanellieOn Instagram, Yarimi posed with the seemingly fresh new car back in Aug. 2023, showing off her physique and the sporty vehicle’s vanity plate.
The bad driver seemed to have a taste for luxury vehicles — posting a video two weeks ago in a yellow Porsche.
“POV a year ago I was completely broke, today I built my first Porsche 718 Boxers S (in custom black and white),” she wrote in a caption to the post.
Yarimi also regularly boasted a seemingly luxury lifestyle including vacation photos, cruises, and nights out on the town.
Yarimi won $2 million from the NYPD in a lawsuit alleging she was raped by a police officer when she was a minor. Peter Gerber
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The 32-year-old sued the NYPD in Kings County Court in June 2023 claiming that when she was 14-years-old she was coerced into sex with a uniformed NYPD officer, court documents show.
Records show she won and received $2 million.
The deadly driver racked up over 93 traffic violations on “WIGM8KER” including 20 speeding tickets, racking up over $10K in fines, according to the online records site “How’s My Driving.”
Members of the Jewish Funeral Home arrived and picked up all three victims from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn Paul Martinka
Yarimi has a taste for luxury vehicles as she posted a video two weeks ago that shows her sitting in a yellow Porsche. Instagram/iitsanellie
Police haven’t said if Yarimi will be charged in the fatal crash. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post
Yarimi is also a mother of one who dedicates much of her Instagram page with photos of the young girl, who appears around the same age as the victims of Saturday’s fatal crash. Instagram/iitsanellieThose violations include a ticket for speeding through a school zone in Brooklyn on Mar. 16, records showed. Since Aug. 2023, she has racked up 20 speed-camera tickets and five red-light tickets, as well as dozens of parking infractions.
Police have not announced whether Yarimi will be charged in the fatal crash that killed a mother and her two children, ages 8 and 6.
Yarimi is also a mother of one — dedicating much of her Instagram page to sharing photos of the young girl who appears about the age of Saturday’s victims.
Yarimi was placed under arrest, though charges had not been filed by early Sunday, sources said.
