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‘Stop super speeders’ bill gains new momentum after Brooklyn car crash kills Jewish mom and two children

JL;DR SUMMARY Following the tragic fatal car crash in Brooklyn that claimed the lives of Natasha Saada and her two young daughters, a New York State bill targeting 'super speeders' has gained renewed urgency. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynJewish CommunityEric AdamsSuper SpeedersTraffic ViolationsNatasha SaadaNew York State LegislationSpeed LimitersAndrew GounardesVehicle Safety

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A New York State bill to stop super speeders has gained new momentum following a car crash in Brooklyn on Saturday that killed a Jewish mother and her two daughters, and sent her 4-year-old son to the hospital."
Israel
"Natasha, Diana and Deborah were buried in Israel on Monday, following a funeral in Borough Park on Sunday."
Midwood, New York, United States
"Natasha Saada, 34, and her children Diana, 8, Deborah, 5, and Philip, 4, were leaving a Midwood synagogue around 1 p.m. when the driver of an Audi crashed into the rear bumper of a Toyota Camry, designated as an Uber."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"Following the crash, the Saada family was rushed to Maimonides Hospital in Borough Park, where Natasha, Diana and Deborah were pronounced dead."
East Flatbush, New York, United States
"The 62-year-old Uber driver and his four passengers, a mother and her three children, were taken to Kings County Hospital in East Flatbush, where they were treated for minor injuries."
Downtown Brooklyn, New York, United States
"On Monday, Gounardes and other local lawmakers, including city Comptroller Brad Lander  who is Jewish and running for mayor  and Brooklyn Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, the original co-sponsor of the Stop Super Speeders bill, held a press conference on the steps of Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn to call for swift passage of the bill."
Washington DC, United States
"Another similar law in Washington, D.C. took effect in 2024."
Virginia, United States
"A law similar to the proposed bill in New York was passed in Virginia and will take effect in July 2026, allowing judges to require super speeders to install speed limiters."
Park Slope, New York, United States
"The law is named for Samuel Cohen-Eckstein, who, in 2013 at 12 years old, was killed by a van in Park Slope just one month before his bar mitzvah."

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