During a press conference outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall Monday, transportation safety advocates pushed for the use of speed limit technology, which they said can stop serial speeders from harming other drivers and pedestrians.

The devices can be programmed to recognize speed limits and cap the speed of vehicles.

What You Need To Know

  • Transportation safety advocates are pushing for the use of speed limit technology, which they said can stop serial speeders from harming other drivers and pedestrians

  • They believe it could have saved the life of a Brooklyn mother and her two daughters who were killed by an alleged serial speeder in Brooklyn over the weekend

  • Police said Miriam Yarimi had more than 70 violations on to her driving record, including 21 speeding tickets

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who represents Bay Ridge and other parts of Southern Brooklyn, has proposed a bill that would require them in vehicles registered to drivers who receive six or more speeding or red light camera tickets or red light camera tickets in a year.

He believes it could have saved the life of a Brooklyn mother and her two daughters who were killed by an alleged serial speeder in Brooklyn over the weekend.

“The driver who took their lives had 21 speeding tickets in the last two years,” Gounardes said. “Had six red light camera violations in the last two years. And had 70 plus other violations in the last two years.”

Police said 32-year-old Miriam Yarimi was also driving with a suspended license when she rear-ended a Toyota Camry and then hit and killed Natasha Saada and her two daughters, 8-year-old Diana and 5-year-old Deborah.

The family was on a crosswalk at Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road in Gravesend, Brooklyn, when they were struck by Yarimi Saturday afternoon.

A funeral was held Sunday for the victims.

“This family will be forever broken,” Jane Martin-Lavaud, a member of the grassroots group Families for Safe Streets, said. “There’s no coming back from this. There’s just no coming back. And there’s no excuse.”

She lost her daughter, Leonora, 12 years ago to a drunk driver. Advocates continue to fight for tougher traffic laws in the city, such as the bill Gounardes is proposing.

Yarimi has been charged with multiple counts of second degree manslaughter, assault and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according to officials. Saada’s 4-year-old son, who was also hit, is still in critical condition.

The city’s Department of Transportation says 500 vehicles in the city’s fleet have already had speed limiter devices installed.

Gounardes’ bill would also require the installation of the speed limiter if a driver receives 11 or more points on their license within two years.

The bill is currently in a Senate Committee.