The Niles Daily Star carried an article about the automobile accident that killed David and LaVonne Hambrick on 23 Jun 1953 and it reads: "Couple Killed Instantly Bridgman [Special]-A young Three Oaks serviceman who had been home on leave from overseas less than an hour and his wife were instantly killed early today when their car crashed into a semi-truck at the intersection of Snow and Date roads one and a half miles east of here. Killed were: David Lee Hambrick 23, and his wife, LaVonne, 20, both of rural Three Oaks. According to Berrien deputies, Hambrick and his wife were pinned under their car after it crashed into the truck and rolled over on its right side in a ditch. Coroner Harding Dey of St. Joseph, ruled the deaths accidental due to skull fractures, multiple head injuries and internal injuries. The truck diver, John Joseph Bonczkowski, 48 of St. Joseph, suffered minor injuries and was treated by a private physician in Bridgman. According to a deputies' report, Hambrick failed to stop for a stop sign and his car hit the tractor part of the semi on the left side and rear. The impact of the crash spun Hambrick's car westward and it came to rest in a ditch. Deputies said the semi continued on for a short distance and rolled over on its right side. Bonczkowski crawled from the truck with only minor injuries. Hambrick, who was one of the first servicemen to arrive in the Marshal Islands after the A-bomb test explosion arrived home in Three Oaks at 11:30 p.m. Monday for a furlough. He and his wife were instantly killed at 12:26 a.m. Surviving are: Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clay and Mr. and Mrs. Thad Hambrick, all of rural route two, Three Oaks. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Boyd Funeral Home in Bridgman." On 09 Dec 1950 in Bridgman, Michigan David Hambrick married "Lavonne" Clay.