Car accidents

Kate is in a car accident in "Born to Run".

There have been many car accidents relevant to the plotline of Lost.

Occurrences

Accident	Notes
Kate and Ray Mullen "Tabula Rasa"	Kate was riding with Ray Mullen, who had turned her in to the Marshal for the reward. As the Marshal later points out, Kate could have escaped had she not stayed back to help rescue Ray from the vehicle. ("Tabula Rasa")
Michael "Special"	Michael was hit by a car in New York City following a heated phone conversation with Susan, in which he threatened to fly to Amsterdam to retrieve Walt. Susan paid for the ensuing hospital bill and convinced Michael to give up custody of Walt to Brian Porter, her fiance. ("Special")
Locke "Deus Ex Machina"	While chasing his mother through a parking lot, Locke was knocked over by a car pulling out of a parking spot. ("Deus Ex Machina")
Kate and Tom Brennan "Born to Run"	Kate is involved in a car accident while driving with Tom Brennan, her childhood sweetheart, in the car. She was trying to escape the hospital after her mother alerted the security. The accident resulted in Tom's death. ("Born to Run")
Sarah Shephard and Adam Rutherford "Abandoned"	Jack's future wife, Sarah, and Shannon's father, Adam Rutherford (pictured to the left), were in a car accident a few years prior to the crash. The accident caused serious damage to Sarah's spine, which Jack miraculously fixed and ultimately led to their marriage. The accident also killed Shannon's father, which left Shannon completely broke and alone, as her step-mother, Sabrina (Boone's mother), cut her off monetarily. ("Abandoned") See also Bloopers and continuity errors (under episode "Abandoned") for an apparent continuity error with who was driving which vehicle.
Kate and the Marshal "What Kate Did"	A black horse runs across the road, forcing the Marshal to swerve to avoid it and crash into a telephone pole. Kate takes the opportunity to escape. ("What Kate Did")
Edmund Burke "Not in Portland"	Juliet's ex-husband Edmund Burke is killed by a bus as he backs into the road in Miami. He and Juliet were having a conversation about Rachel's successful experimental treatment and pregnancy. ("Not in Portland")
Claire and her mother "Par Avion"	Claire and her mother are involved in an accident, the latter being put into a coma because of it. Immediately prior to the accident, Claire had been fighting with her mother and had said she hated her and wished her dead. ("Par Avion")
Anthony Cooper "The Brig"	Anthony Cooper told Sawyer that he was in a car crash in Tallahassee just prior to his mysterious arrival on the island. ("The Brig")
Jack "Through the Looking Glass, Part 1"	Jack caused a car accident when he contemplated suicide. The accident is what made him rethink his suicide and choose to save the family instead. ("Through the Looking Glass, Part 1")
Hurley "The Beginning of the End"	Hurley crashes his car after his car chase attempting to escape the police and the ghost of Charlie. The car jumps a curb and becomes airborne, and finally comes to rest after crashing into the Golden Pontiac in its fourth appearance on Lost. ("The Beginning of the End")
Michael "Meet Kevin Johnson"	Michael crashes his car while trying to commit suicide. After being driven into depression from being separated from Walt, Michael drives his car at full speed into a cargo container on a dock. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")
Emily Locke "Cabin Fever"	Emily Locke is hit by a car as a teenager, causing her to go into labor and deliver her son John 3 months prematurely. ("Cabin Fever")
John Locke "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"	Locke's car is hit by several others as he speeds away from Abaddon's killer. ("The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham")
Nadia "The Incident, Part 1"	Nadia is fatally struck by a car while crossing the street as Jacob speaks to Sayid. ("The Incident, Part 1")
Kate and Sawyer "Recon"	Kate crashed into James Ford's car while attempting to evade the police. Immediately after the collision, Kate jumped out of the car she was driving and ran down an alley. ("Recon")
Desmond and Locke "Everybody Loves Hugo"	Locke is struck by Desmond in the parking lot of his high school, on purpose. His body flew over the car and he was visible injured. Desmond fled the scene.

Minor occurrences

• Clifford Widmore's mother died in a "solo car crash after a party at the country club." Cliff attributes the incident because of his mother being drunk at the time, and that she was pre-occupied thinking about her husband, Arthur Widmore, who was having an affair at the time. (Bad Twin)
• Hugh McIntyre and Darla Taft were both killed in a car accident, although its accidental state has been called into question by Rachel Blake. (TLE)
• Martha Toomey lost her leg in a car accident. ("Numbers")
• While not an actual collision, Rose's automobile became stuck in the snow. ("S.O.S.")

Curiosità

• Kate's accident ("Born to Run"), Michael's ("Special"), and Locke's ("Deus Ex Machina") were all caused by a Golden Pontiac, although Damon Lindelof confirmed that it was simply a reused prop. [1]