A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to a fatal collision — while fleeing police — that killed a health care professional last year, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.

Juan Lopez, 33, of Cypress Hills, faces four-to-12 years in prison on charges of manslaughter, unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident without reporting, Gonzalez said.

On May 26, 2024, Lopez blew past a red light after cops tried to pull him over in his black 2018 Mercedes-Benz sedan for speeding — hitting around 75 mph on Gates and Wilson Aves. in Bushwick — around 5:25 a.m. Then heading west on Gates Ave., Lopez crashed head-on into a 2005 Honda Pilot, whose driver had the green light and was going south on Central Ave. when they both got to

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