Ara! My previous post was eaten! I'll try again.
I vaguely remember reading that one day while greeting fans, Kathy stepped out behind a car that was backing up and was knocked to the ground by it. She would have been run over by it had the driver, who hadn't seen her, not been stopped by the gaggle of fans standing on the sidewalk.
I can't remember where I read this, but I believe it was in one of the almanacs. Correct me if I'm mistaken.
~Arashi