BROOKLYN, New York -- Authorities say a woman who lost control of her car and fatally struck the child of a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and another toddler in a Brooklyn crosswalk has died of an apparent suicide.
Dorothy Bruns, 44, was found dead inside her home on Tuesday. Authorities say pills and a note were found near her body.
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Bruns faced up to 15 years in prison after being charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment and assault following the accident in March.
Authorities say Bruns suffered a seizure before the incident. Her car drove forward, killing Ruthie Ann Blumenstein's 4-year-old daughter and the 1-year-old son of another parent. Blumenstein later lost her unborn child.
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Prosecutors say doctors had told Bruns not to drive after she had a previous medical episode.