What if, instead of being suicidal, Hook jumped in front of the car, because he figured he had a better chance of surviving the oncoming collision than Mr. Gold’s magical fireball?
He wants to be reunited with Milah and he has nothing left to live for….right now *hint Emma*. He was happy when he thought that he was going to die. But I do think that being hit by a car would be less painful then being burnt to death.