Hal Ward is a character in the novel Final Destination: Destination Zero. He is a demolition car driver and a survivor of the South Hill Metroline bombing. He is also the boyfriend of Susan Fries. Hal was driving in his car during a demolition race when it crashed and was seriously damaged. Although Hal isn't hurt, he is forced to take his car into an autoshop, the one which is coincidentally owned by Susan. Later, after the two meet up, they decide to take the train in the heart of Los Angeles. As he is about to board the Metroline train, Patricia Fuller has a terrible vision of the train exploding and killing everyone aboard. She freaks out in the process and prevents several civilians from getting on when her boyfriend Will punches Al in the face, almost causing a large fight to ensue.