First appearance of Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis. Roebuck had previously played a variety of characters in earlier episodes of the show.
This was the first episode broadcast on ABC.
It's odd that they are using a hearse to transport a dead body at an accident. Usually hearses are for funerals to carry a casket. EMS, medical examiners, or coroners deal with dead bodies that are then transported to a morgue before released to a funeral home.