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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.
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.
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.
“It is my contention that but for the medical emergency that I experienced this accident would not have happened,” she wrote. “Therefore I am not liable for this accident & plaintiffs’ motions must be denied in their entirety.”
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.
Saada, 32, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Debra, 5, were killed, while her 4-year-old son Philip was grievously injured.
Attorney Herschel Kulefsky, who represents the Saada family, called Yarimi’s claim of a medical episode “outrageous” — especially because she had never made it before, even while facing criminal charges.
“It’s called a sham excuse, which the court should recognize right away,” he said.
“It’s for one purpose only, which is to avoid civil liability.”
And Yarimi hasn’t exactly stayed quiet about the March 29, 2025, crash.
An unhinged Yarimi hatefully cursed out first responders at the crash scene, while ranting she was “possessed” and had “the devil in me,” prosecutors and sources have said.
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. She drove on a suspended license during the crash.
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.
“I accept full responsibility for my actions,” she said during her sentencing.
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.
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.
“When I regained consciousness, my steering wheel airbag was deploying & simultaneously felt (sic) an impact to my vehicle,” she wrote. “Then my vehicle proceeded to flip over a few times & finally came to a halt upside down.”
Kulefsky argued Yarimi never brought up the alleged medical episode until she faced being on the hook for civil damages.
He said he informed Saada’s family about Yarimi’s claim Tuesday.
“Obviously, they’re outraged,” he said.
Yarimi’s lawyer Michael Maddaloni didn’t return a request for comment.
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