Another Wessington Times (SD) article, Nov. 19, 1937. This one is very hard to read. The son, Tom that is mentioned married Helen Daugherty, Grandpa Fred's youngest sister and the father of the previously written Jean DeHaven. You'll need to use your imagination to fill in the blanks.
"As Col. Al DeHaven and son, Tom, were coming into town from the east Wednesday about 1 o'clock the car skidded on the ice covered road near Charlie Rarrick's (?), and went into the ditch, turning completely over. Both of them were painfully bruised and cut. Mr. DeHaven more seriously than Tom whose injuries were confined largely to his head and shoulders. They were picked up almost immediately by Martin Wood who happed to come along just then, and brought them to the hospital. Dr. Aldrich administered to them immediately. He could find no broken bones but the older man and received some very severe bruises all over his body, with one particularly severe gash across his (head or hand?). A trained nurse was summoned and he is receiving the best possible care with every indication that he will come out of it alright. His ? Thursday morning was encouraging, but naturally he was very still and ? and he is suffering more or less from the shock. Tom was able to go home, but he to has a lots of sore spots which will take several days clearing up.
The rain last Friday night, followed by the snow, left quite a coating of ice on portions of the oiled road, especially east of town for the first eight or ten miles and it is very treacherous driving. The car is badly wrecked, particularly the body which is probably beyond repair.
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