Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria Avoids Trial

TMZ broke the story ... Roman Gasparyan filed a suit against Longoria almost two years ago. He claimed the actress lost control of her BMW and crashed into him on Hollywood Blvd while sporting "red and bloodshot" eyes ... but Eva claimed the wreck was NOT her fault.

All that's behind them now ... the settlement was announced in L.A Superior Court on August 3 ... just 12 days before the case was supposed to go to trial.