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An unhinged Brooklyn wigmaker who admitted she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters in a reckless car crash got a slap-on-the-wrist prison sentence Wednesday – and even thanked the judge for his “gracious offer.”

Miriam Yarimi, 32, faced up to 15 years behind bars for the horrific March 29 crash that killed mom Natasha Saada and her daughters, Diana, 7, and Deborah, 5, as they left Shabbat services, but got a soft 3-to-9 year sentence by Judge Danny Chun.

“I’ve been persistent throughout my career that when the defendant offers to plead guilty, generally the maximum offer is not given, when the defendant wants to plead guilty and accept responsibility,” the judge said in court.


  Brooklyn wigmaker Miriam Yarimi, who admitted she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters in a drunken car wreck, got a slap-on-the-wrist prison sentence Wednesday – and even thanked the judge for his “gracious offer.” Michael Nagle Brooklyn wigmaker Miriam Yarimi, who admitted she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters in a drunken car wreck, got a slap-on-the-wrist prison sentence Wednesday – and even thanked the judge for his “gracious offer.” Michael Nagle

  Yarimi appeared tearful in court Wednesday as her lawyer wiped away her tears. Michael Nagle Yarimi appeared tearful in court Wednesday as her lawyer wiped away her tears. Michael Nagle

The sweetheart deal did not sit well with Saada’s family, their lawyer said.

“They are quite disappointed — or outraged would probably be a better word,” attorney Herschel Kulefsky said outside the courtroom. “Even the maximum sentence probably would not be sufficient in this case. This is the bare minimum.”

He said the family is weighing a wrongful death lawsuit.

Asked why the victims’ kin didn’t attend the sentencing, Kulefsky said, “They didn’t want to look at her.”


  Crash victim Natasha Saada with her husband Sidney Saada in an undated Facebook photo. Facebook/Natasha Saada Crash victim Natasha Saada with her husband Sidney Saada in an undated Facebook photo. Facebook/Natasha Saada

  Yarimi faced up to 15 years behind bars for the horrific March 29 crash that killed mom Natasha Saada and her daughters, Diana, 7, and Deborah, 5, as they left Shabbat services, but got a softer sentence. X Yarimi faced up to 15 years behind bars for the horrific March 29 crash that killed mom Natasha Saada and her daughters, Diana, 7, and Deborah, 5, as they left Shabbat services, but got a softer sentence. X

Meanwhile, Saada’s widowed husband, Sidney, responded to a text from The Post on Wednesday and said relatives are not out for revenge. 

“I believe this all was an act from God and we accept it with grace,” the text said. “We harbor no hatred nor anger towards her or her family.”

He asked for privacy for the family.

Yarimi, who has a history of erratic behavior, pleaded guilty last month to charges that she was driving under the influence with a suspended license when her Audi A4 barreled through a Gravesend intersection and plowed over Saada and her kids, also injuring her 4-year-old son.

Yarimi had more than 90 traffic violations, including 18 speeding tickets in school zones last year alone before the fatal wreck.

When cops arrived at the scene, Yarimi claimed she was “possessed,” and “had the devil in me,” law enforcement sources said. 

Here is the latest on Miriam Yarimi and the Brooklyn crash that killed mom, 2 kids:

Police said she was driving at twice the speed limit in a 25 mph zone before the shocking crash, which also damaged an Uber, was caught on surveillance video. 

Yarimi’s attorney, Joseph Amsel, defended the lighter sentence.


  The scene of the car crash in Brooklyn that killed Natasha Saada and her daughters Diana and Deborah on March 29, 2025. Peter Gerber The scene of the car crash in Brooklyn that killed Natasha Saada and her daughters Diana and Deborah on March 29, 2025. Peter Gerber

  A memorial to the victims left at the crash scene. Gabriella Bass A memorial to the victims left at the crash scene. Gabriella Bass

“Individuals should not be judged based on their worst moments,” he told reporters. “People are human beings. Yarimi is a human being, and she has a story and a life and, quite frankly, a tragic story.

That’s not to say that we’re diminishing anything that happened in this case, but people have stories,” Amsel added. 

In court Wednesday, a tearful Yarimi apologized for the deadly collision.


  Yarimi told police officers she was “possessed,” and “had the devil in me” after they arrived at the scene.
 Yarimi told police officers she was “possessed,” and “had the devil in me” after they arrived at the scene.

  Yarimi getting escorted out of court after her sentencing. Michael Nagle Yarimi getting escorted out of court after her sentencing. Michael Nagle

“I’d like to thank Judge Chun for this gracious offer here, and I’ll have to live with this for the rest of my life,” she sobbed. “I think that’s punishment in itself. I think about the victims every day. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what I did.” 

Before announcing the sentence, Chun, who had offered Yarimi a slightly higher 3.5-to-10-year sentence on the plea deal, said he decided for the 3-to-9 deal alternative “after getting further mitigating reports” on her history.

He did not specify what those were. 

The New York State Office of Court Administration, which speaks for the state’s judges, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

However, Chun has typically been strict in past rulings, including upholding the 2025 murder conviction of “Grid Kid” killer John Guica

The deadly crash has been cited by traffic safety groups who are pushing for state “super speeder” legislation that would install speed-limiter devices in the vehicles of repeat offenders.

“Natasha Saada and her two young daughters should be safe at home — but instead they were killed earlier this year by a super speeder,” said Ben Furnas, executive director of Transportation Alternatives.

Additional reporting by Matt Troutman 

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