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NYC wigmaker now blames ‘medical emergency’ for horrific crash that killed mom, young daughters

Nypost · · 533 words · By Matt Troutman
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NYC wigmaker now blames ‘medical emergency’ for horrific crash that killed mom, young daughters Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi — who claimed the “devil” was in her eyes after she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters — is now blaming a “medical emergency” for…

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Topics 2

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NYC wigmaker now blames ‘medical emergency’ for horrific crash that killed mom, young daughters Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi — who claimed the “devil” was in her eyes after she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters — is now blaming a “medical emergency” for…

Why it matters

The stunning new claim was made by an incarcerated Yarimi in a handwritten note filed as part of the civil cases brought against her by the family of Natasha Saada, the mother killed along Ocean Parkway.

Common ground

Yarimi, 33, wrote the note ahead of a hearing Thursday about a request from Saada’s family that a Brooklyn judge find her liable for the crash, leaving just damages for a potential civil jury to decide.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence
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Appeal to Anger 60% confidence
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Selective Omission 85% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Instead, she laid the groundwork for a civil defense by contending she suffered an unspecified medical emergency that made her lose consciousness roughly five seconds into driving onto Ocean Parkway.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results did not provide specific details about her civil defense contending an unspecified medical emergency causing loss of consciousness five seconds into driving.
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Claim 2: “Yarimi, who made several crazed claims over the years, had racked up more than 93 traffic violations in her car sporting the license plate “WIGM8KER,” records show.”
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The claim about accumulating over 93 traffic violations with the specific plate 'WIGM8KER' is mentioned in the context of the web search results, but the evidence provided does not allow for independent verification of this specific violation count or plate number from multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, romanized: Mīryām, lit. ‘rebellion’) [1][2] is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 21, 2025 · In the Bible, Miriam was the older sister of Moses and Aaron and an important figure in the Hebrew exodus from Egypt. Today, Miriam is seen as one of many remarkable women of faith, who…
https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about Miriam, the prophetess of the Bible, whose life and legacy is celebrated until today.
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5116137/jewis…
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Claim 3: “She eventually pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a sweetheart deal that acknowledged she acted recklessly — and tearfully accepted a light 3- to 9-year prison sentence in November.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Miriam Yarimi pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the March crash and was sentenced to a term of 3 to 9 years in prison.
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web search NEUTRAL — Miriam Yarimi, 33, pleaded guilty last month in state court in Brooklyn to three counts of reckless manslaughter in connection with the March crash in the borough’s Midwood neighborhood.
https://www.ntd.com/brooklyn-driver-who-killed-mother-and-2-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miriam Yarimi, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month for the crash that happened last March . On Wednesday, she was sentenced to a prison term of 3 to 9 years. Yarimi read a remorseful stateme…
https://abc7ny.com/post/driver-set-sentenced-crash-killed-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miriam Yarimi, a wig maker with a big social media presence, ran a red light in Brooklyn before slamming into the family members. The deaths spurred calls for increased traffic safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/nyregion/wigmaker-hit-and…
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Claim 4: “She drove on a suspended license during the crash.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that authorities stated Miriam Yarimi was driving with a suspended license during the crash.
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver, Miriam Yarimi, has admitted striking the woman, Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters, Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5, after speeding through a red light.On the afternoon of March 29, a Saturday,…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/nyregion/wigmaker-hit-and…
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver, identified as Miriam Yarimi, 32, was behind the wheel of an Audi when it collided with a Toyota Camry Uber on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road.
https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/brooklyn-car-crash-kills-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who is Miriam Yarimi? What we know: Yarimi faces a slew of charges following Saturday's crash near Quentin Road in Gravesend, includingAuthorities confirmed Yarimi was driving with a suspended license…
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-brooklyn-car-accident-ocean-…
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Claim 5: “The stunning new claim was made by an incarcerated Yarimi in a handwritten note filed as part of the civil cases brought against her by the family of Natasha Saada, the mother killed along Ocean Parkway.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the claim regarding the medical emergency was made by Yarimi in a handwritten note filed as part of civil cases brought by the family of Natasha Saada.
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web search NEUTRAL — The stunning new claim was made by an incarcerated Yarimi in a handwritten note filed as part of the civil cases brought against her by the family of Natasha Saada, the mother killed along Ocean ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/us-news/nyc-wigmaker-now-blame…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miriam Yarimi accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the crash that killed 34-year-old Natasha Saada and her 5- and 8-year-old daughters.
https://brooklyn.news12.com/woman-pled-guilty-to-killing-3-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — In-depth coverage of Miriam Yarimi's arraignment, the Brooklyn driver in a tragic accident involving a family, now faces the legal consequences.
https://tribunenewyork.com/crime/miriam-yarimi/
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Claim 6: “Yarimi, 33, wrote the note ahead of a hearing Thursday about a request from Saada’s family that a Brooklyn judge find her liable for the crash, leaving just damages for a potential civil jury to decide.”
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Web search results confirm that Yarimi wrote the note ahead of a hearing concerning the Saada family's request for a judge to find her liable for the crash.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yarimi, 33, wrote the note ahead of a hearing Thursday about a request from Saada's family that a Brooklyn judge find her liable for the crash, leaving just damages for a potential civil jury to ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/us-news/nyc-wigmaker-now-blame…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi, who mowed down a Brooklyn mom and her two young children with her speeding luxury sedan, is now claiming in a civil action that she's not liable because she blacked out ...
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/21/miriam-yarimi-owned-k…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miriam Yarimi, 33, of Midwood, hit 34-year-old Natasha Saada and her children Diana, 8, Deborah, 5, and Philip, 5, as they were crossing Ocean Parkway in Gravesend earlier this year, the Brooklyn ...
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/11/19/driver-sent…
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Claim 7: “But after Saada’s family filed a pair of lawsuits — including a wrongful death suit — against Yarimi, she changed her tune on whether she acted recklessly.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results did not provide specific information detailing a change in her stance *after* the Saada family filed lawsuits.
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Claim 8: “The note was dated March 26, nearly one year to the day after Yarimi drove her Audi at roughly 70 mph down Ocean Parkway, slammed into an Uber and flipped her car — striking the Saada family as they left Shabbat services.”
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While the web search results confirm the crash occurred on Ocean Parkway involving the Saada family and that Yarimi pleaded guilty in March, the specific details—that the note was dated March 26, and that it was 'nearly one year' after the crash—are not consistently corroborated across the provided search snippets. The general timeline is suggested but not definitively proven by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Driver Miriam Yarimi won a $2 million settlement from the city in December after alleging an NYPD cop repeatedly raped her for several years.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/30/fatal-crash-audi-midw…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Brief Miriam Yarimi, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a March crash on Ocean Parkway that killed a mother and her two daughters.
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/brooklyn-influencer-ocean-parkwa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver, Miriam Yarimi, has admitted striking the woman, Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters, Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5, after speeding through a red light.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/nyregion/wigmaker-hit-and…
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Claim 9: “Kulefsky argued Yarimi never brought up the alleged medical episode until she faced being on the hook for civil damages.”
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Claim 10: “Saada, 32, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Debra, 5, were killed, while her 4-year-old son Philip was grievously injured.”
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Multiple web search results consistently name Natasha Saada (32/34), her daughters Diana (8/7) and Debra (5), and her son Philip (4) as the victims/injured parties in the crash.
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web search NEUTRAL — Diana Saada, 8, at left, and her 5-year-old sister, Debra, were killed and their brother Philip, 4, was injured in a crash. X. “This guy completely screwed her up. It was one thing after the next afte…
https://nypost.com/2025/04/03/us-news/wigmaker-in-brooklyn-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The mom was killed along with her daughters Diana, 7, and Deborah, 5. Four-year-old Philip was grievously injured.Friends of her's said she had portrayed erratic behavior for years before the crash an…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/woman-gets-sweetheart…
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web search NEUTRAL — Natasha and her daughters were tragically niftar at the scene, while their 4-year-old son, Pinchas Raphael Ben Sarah, remains in critical condition. The kevurah will take place in Eretz Yisroel on Mon…
https://vinnews.com/2025/03/30/funeral-for-family-killed-in-…
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Claim 11: “Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi — who claimed the “devil” was in her eyes after she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters — is now blaming a “medical emergency” for the horrific Brooklyn crash.”
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Multiple web search results report that Miriam Yarimi is now blaming a 'medical emergency' in a civil action following the crash that killed three people. Sources mention her previous claims regarding the 'devil' or erratic behavior.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi — who claimed the "devil" was in her eyes after she mowed down a mom and her two young daughters — is now blaming a "medical emergency" for the horrific Brooklyn ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/us-news/nyc-wigmaker-now-blame…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi, who mowed down a Brooklyn mom and her two young children with her speeding luxury sedan, is now claiming in a civil action that she's not liable because she blacked out ...
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/21/miriam-yarimi-owned-k…
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web search NEUTRAL — A woman who pleaded guilty to killing three people in a crash that killed a Brooklyn mother and her two children is now blaming a medical episode on the incident. Miriam Yarimi accepted a plea ...
https://brooklyn.news12.com/woman-pled-guilty-to-killing-3-i…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.