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Mother Of Four Thrown From Cycle, Killed

November 15, 2005

A St. Petersburg mother of four died after she was thrown from a motorcycle when it collided with a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Ida Rene Davis, 32, was pronounced dead at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Her husband, Arthur Fredrick Davis, 31, of St. Petersburg, had been driving the Yamaha motorcycle and was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the car, Laura B. Brown, 22, of Largo, was not hurt.

The accident took place on Seminole Boulevard at 110th Avenue N. The Davises were heading north on Seminole Boulevard in the inside lane at 4:33 p.m., according to the highway patrol. Brown, who was heading south on Seminole Boulevard in her Mercury Cougar XR7, had stopped in the intersection and was waiting to turn left onto N 110th Avenue. As Brown started to turn left, the motorcycle struck her front left bumper, throwing the Davises to the pavement, troopers said.

'According to the witness, the light turned green for the east-west traffic while (Brown) was under the light,' said Larry Coggins, spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol. 'From the witness account, the motorcycle entered the intersection on a red light, but it is still under investigation.' Neither of the Davises was wearing a helmet. Brown was wearing a seat belt. Any charges in the accident are pending further investigation. There is no evidence of alcohol use, Coggins said.

Arthur Fredrick Davis was released from Bayfront about 10 p.m. after being treated for scrapes and bruises, said his father, Arthur Francis Davis. He said his son slept most of the day after taking pain medications. 'He feels his body, but not his mind, that kind of thing,' said Arthur Francis Davis, a Gulfport resident who works as a plant supervisor for the St. Petersburg Times. 'He's just going to take it one day at a time, and we'll try to help him out.'

Ida Davis had just moved to St. Petersburg about three weeks ago from Kansas, where she had gone to cosmetology school, Arthur Francis Davis said. She was not working, but his son - who moved to St. Petersburg a few months ago - works as a waiter. She had four children from a previous marriage, Arthur Francis Davis said, but he knew little about the children. Ida Davis had seven brothers and sisters. She will be buried in Kansas next to her mother, he said.

Arthur Francis Davis said he had just attended a Tampa Bay Devil Rays game Monday night with his wife, son and daughter-in-law. Ida Davis was a Kansas City Royals fan, but she was excited to watch a game at an indoor stadium without worrying about rain. 'She was always happy,' he said. 'It was one of those 'Hi, how are you doing?' perky voices. I always enjoyed her.'