Keith Gardner

Keith Gardner was crushed and trapped in his car after the tunnel collapse.

Baby
Keith went on a date with Joan Paulson. On the first date, they had sex and Joan got pregnant. Because of the baby coming, they decided to stay together and get to know one another.

Joan went into labor one morning. The doctor said she could wait, but she insisted that Keith take her to the hospital right away. He wanted to take the bridge, but she insisted on the tunnel, because it's faster.

Tunnel Collapse
While they were driving in the tunnel, it collapsed, crushing their car and trapping both of them. The rescue workers were able to extract Joan and take her to the hospital, but Keith remained trapped in the car.

Amelia, Maggie, April, and Meredith came out to the scene as a team and started to evaluate Keith and look for options to treat him and keep him alive so they could get him out of the car. They suspected a collapsed lung and put in a chest tube. He also had a piece of the car penetrating his abdomen. The did what they could to stop the bleeding and then stepped away to discuss options. Since none of the options were really workable, April said he was a black tag. There was nothing more they could do. She sent the other three back to the hospital and said she'd stay while they cut Keith out and do what she could for him.

They were then surprised when April showed up at the hospital with Keith still trapped in his car. She said that she couldn't just leave him to die, so she figured out a solution that gave them more time.

Romantic
Keith is engaged to Joan Paulson. They had sex on their first date and Joan got pregnant. Because of that, they decided to stick it out and get to know each other during the pregnancy.

Familial
Keith has one son with Joan, who was born in an elevator while Keith was trapped in his car.

Notes and Trivia

 * He says Joan liking techno music would normally have been a dealbreaker, but he stuck it out because of the baby.
 * He and Joan both like watching tennis, but not playing.