Two young brothers were killed after the car they were riding in went into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle Saturday night along the Bay Street curve, Tacoma police reported.
Their mother is now under investigation for vehicular homicide. Traffic officers suspect speed and alcohol may have contributed to the deadly crash, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the boys as Jared and Jordan Davis of Enumclaw.
The crash occurred about 10:35 p.m. Saturday as the mother and two boys headed home after the Monster Truck Show inside the Tacoma Dome, Fulghum said.
The mother, a 41-year-old Bonney Lake woman, was driving east on the Bay Street when she took the corner wide, went over the concrete lane divider and headed into oncoming traffic.
A small SUV struck the mother’s car on the passenger side in the westbound lanes of Bay Street, which is located near the Emerald Queen Casino, Fulghum said.
Two brothers were critically injured and transported by Tacoma fire paramedics to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Fulghum said.
Jordan Davis, 11, died a short time later, Fulghum said. Jared Davis, 8, was taken into surgery. He died Sunday evening of his injuries, Fulghum said.
The 19-year-old driver of the SUV was not seriously injured.
The Tacoma Police Department’s traffic fatality team was called out to the scene to investigate.
Oh, dear.
I know that curve. It needs to be widened or something. My heart goes out to the family, especially the mother.
My friend, we are so sorry for your unthinkable loss.
Randy and Cheryol
May God be with the families involved in this horrific incident….our prayers are with you.
No matter what the facts are it is still a terrible tragedy for all concerned.
Well, if the monster truck rally had not been held these deaths mighjt not have occurred.
I don’t know about all of you but I read that alchahol was suspected, it didn’t say it was a fact. Why not wait till the facts are in before the condemnation begins. The death of these two boys was bad enough without premature guilty convictions.
I believe that the article stated that speed and alcohol was suspected. That usually means that the officers on the scene smelled alcohol or saw evidence, ie empty bottle in vehicle before making this statement. So I do not believe it is premature to state an opinion. I am still of the opinion that I am happy that no innocent bystanders were killed.
MauriceD – I would consider her children innocent bystanders, sadly.
We actually came upon the accident not long after it had happened. The paramedics had not even arrived, the road was not even closed down and it was terrible to watch the police officer reaching inside the back passenger window to check on whoever was back there. The entire side of the car was smashed in and we all thought it was impossible for whoever was in there to be alive. The driver of the SUV was walking around in a daze with his head in his hands……completely still in shock!!! This is a terrible accident and until it is found to be neglect on the mothers part, lets all remember the fact is 2 kids died that night.
God bless and keep these innocent children.
This is so tragic…the Enumclaw community has once again been struck with another tragedy within 3-4 years, specifically the Byron Kibler Elementary student body, teachers, and parents, where these children attended. They will be truly missed. God bless them…
I feel for the 19 year old driver. He must need strength right now. I hope his friends/family are supporting him. The mother should be punished for putting her children at risk.
Yeah, don’t say mean things even if they are the truth. Wow!
It warms ones heart to see that a horrific tragedy can bring out the sanctimonious in some.
This is, in fact, a tragedy, a horrible one that has a ripple effect on many, has touched the lives of many, has brought loss and grief to many.
But for the grace of God go I.
Oh, I’m so sorry, JWD, I should be filled with rage and judgment like you, because that will fix everything and make everything for ALL involved all better, right?
I am not perfect, nor am I sanctimonious. I have made plenty of mistakes and poor judgments in my life, so, I stand by my comment, But for the grace of God go I.
I have nothing but sympathy, for all those involved in and affected by this tragedy.
Well you are not everyone, thank goodness. So you are one of those people that someone is just guilty, their not innocent until proven guilty. Someone like you probably don’t have much compassion anyway.
I am glad the big brother money generating cameras were slowing down the traffic so ths kind of thing can’t happen. Fix the problem not make money for out of state revenue collectors.
MargueriteC1973, I know the whole situation, she is still my friend. It hurts knowing the boys are not here. I will not turn my back on her just because you all want to. If you believe in something then believe her boys would not want you all to hate her. If you don’t believe then there would never be anything anyone could say to you and you will just be fill with hatred for a very long time. When my niece’s died, I was angry but I never talked about the man who did it like he didn’t deserve to live. I knew he had to deal with the fact he killed 2 little girls and thank goodness not my sister too. He still lives with it and it has been 13 yrs now. Oh well think what you want, God will judge you too someday.
We knew those two boy’s,and they will be missed by all who knew them. God bless them and I know he has! Please leave the names of the”INNOCENT”out of the blog.She will suffer enough,let GOD judge her.
I have one more thing to say. Maybe now more people will help make it a law that in order for you to renew your license you need to go through the victums panel. I have been asking for help with this for 2 years now. When my son’s best friend died from drinking, I have sent letter after letter trying to get the kids to go through it, my son has gone and he is glad he has. I also want adults to have to go through it. Every four years when you renew your license. It keeps it fresh in your memory why people should not drink and drive and all the lives that are affected by it. If anyone would like to help me please let me know. I need help getting this to our legislater/
We will stand by our friends through thick and thin!!
I just read all of the above comments and am in total disbelief of how people jump to conclusions and are so quick to judge Jayme. Her and the boys lived next door to me and my family for awhile until they recently moved. I met they boys and am very SAD to learn they had passed away. I know Jayme from also seeing her working hard at many jobs and know she is a very responsible person and mother. I truely believe that she never meant any harm to anyone especially her own sons. We don’t know if alcohol played a part or not and until the whole story comes out we should not judge and just PRAY for god to take those sweet innocent boys into his loving arms. My family’s prayers are with Jayme and her family and hope that people who leave comments can please have some respect for the family and let them Grieve! R.I.P. Jared and Jordan you will be missed!!
You all that are putting her down don’t know the hole story. She a really good person and my heart goes out to her. The news is making look as though she killed her boys theres more to this story the news left out . That there was another car involed is this and that it pushed into the oncoming car get all the facts first and wish a
If she was so aware of the dangers of drinking and driving, why did she do it anyway? She WAS drunk and WILL be charged with vehicular manslaughter. Regardless of her past history, she is responsible for this tragedy.
I pray for the dear children and their Mother. None of these comments are going to change what happened. The boys and their sweet memories are what is important at the moment. The Mother has a long walk and she will have to walk it knowing full well what happened. Godspeed, little ones. You were and are loved.
This goes out to Jayme, the girls, and the boys. I know them all and they are very good people and close to my family. Jayme is a wonderful, strong mom and I know that with her family’s support everything will be ok. The boys were so amazing and it has been awhile since I’ve seen them. Now I won’t be able to see them again, but I know they will always be around and be in my heart. There is a reason for everything that happens in life. For a reason we do not know, god has decided to take the boys into his own hands. Alcohol should have never been in the picture when she was driving the boys home. Jared and Jordan had an amazing night before they left us. This is all so upsetting. To all of you pin pointing, STOP. There was two lives claimed this night and we shall honor their lives. This is a wonderful family and they need our prayers. All my love and prayers goes to you Jayme, your girls, Guss, and Jared and Jordan who are no longer with us. Love you all!!!!
I hope that the19yr old knows and understands that he/she is in no way at fault
We all have our side of the story, whether you know the mother or father. Why don’t we let the courts decide who was at fault and what the punishment is.
Maybe we can all get back to our lives and let the family of all involved mourn. Sorry to have taken any part of this blog. Good night.
sooo sad.i pray for the souls of these young boys after reading all these comments it just made me sad…i dodnt know them but.R.I.P.BOYS…..
STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! Family members and friends……hash this out somewhere else!!!
Two children have lost thier lives. I have spent the day sadden by the news of Jordan and Jared. The school the boys attended has sadly lost other children to horrible accidents within the last three years. The school and town are in mourning. My 5th grader had Jordan in class in his younger years and plays with him at recess. Through tears, we talked of memories today of Jordan. My son remembered how funny and nice he was. I remember him from class parties when I helped out. He was a sweet boy. We are praying for the boys and know they are at peace.
Right now, the boys should be remembered and prayed for. Please don’t use this forum for anything but that. Our town and school communities are grieving. Rest in peace Jordan and Jared.
I see the speed camera is helping prevent accidents in the bay street curve. I think after this incident, even though outside influences were to blame the city needs to re-evaluate their prioritys and fix the design flaws in that area from the I-5 interchange to Pioneer Ave. The tight radius of the curve, the ease of which you can cross over onto incoming traffic, the configuration of the freeway ramps and casino driveway all probally have something to blame in this accident. I find most of the problems in the area are where the speed camera is not, in the EB direction from where I-5 comes in and around the casino driveway. You have people flying off the freeway ramp, people slamming on their brakes for the casino driveway, slow/impared traffic coming out of the casino driveway… The whole thing is a mess, and the camera does nothing to fix the real problem (aside from line the city’s coffers).
There’s a reason these things are called accidents. I am so sorry to hear about your loss, my heart aches for you all…God Bless
The younger of the boys helped my 6yr old son get his baseball hat off the batting cage last year. The only interaction they ever had and my son remembered him….My heart aches today!
I remember a few Thanksgivings ago, being at a friends house, playing air hockey with them both, Jared was on my team and Jordan and his mom on the other team. We had so much fun. And I remember being so stuffed from dinner that I just wanted to sit down and be full, but I couldn’t break away from the game cause they were having so much fun. And Jordon kept picking up the puck when Jared and I were winning and starting the game over. They had their own score in their head, even tho it wasn’t right. Its very heart breaking. I can only imagine what the family is going through right now, knowing that no matter what anyone says or does to support them, its still not gonna take away the pain they all feel. I’m praying all of the family. xoxo
I first have to say that my heart goes out to the Mother AND the Father of these two precious little boys. There is so much he said she said going on when really none of us really know what happened besides the Mother and Father. Sure the Father is very upset, why wouldn’t he be? He just lost his two Sons’ within a 24hr period. That is tragic!!!! But we also have to think about how the Mother feels. This woman also lost her two boys within 24hr, and she was the one driving the car! She is going to live the rest of her life with the guilt of knowing her boys are gone, and she was the one who walked away from the accident. Me being a mother of three, I would die a million times for my children. I could not imagine the pain I would feel lousing my children in an accident, so for that my heart goes out to the mother of these boys. And to the Father, I can not even come close to even think about how you are feeling right now. I wish we could tell you something to make it a little better, but I know there are no words, so just know that I have you and your boys in my heart, and just try and remember all the little things about Jared and Jordan….. Those are what count the most
My heart goes out to everyone involved. I don’t want to imagine a life without my children. Our small community has lost too many children in the last few years…May God be with the families of these children and the those that knew them, and with the children and teachers at Byron Kibler!
Oh for the love of Pete…God didn’t suddenly decide to ‘take these boys’ for reasons known only to Himself. That’s about as stupid and superstitious a thing to say as Pat Robertson claiming that God hit Haiti with that earthquake because they were wicked and because of their history with voodoo.
This woman made a very bad decision. She alone chose to imbibe in alcohol at this event, and she alone made the choice to put her little boys into that car after she had been imbibing and get behind the wheel rather than calling one of her ‘very good friends’ who are so busy defending her, and asking them to come pick her and the boys up and drive them home.
She and she alone is at fault for killing her two boys. Not God.
I would remind people that this is not an obituary page or a condolence site. This is a newspaper discussion board where people participate in discussions regarding the issues in the news.
Drunken driving is an issue which is very important to discuss. Drunken drivers have caused countless deaths, and much suffering and grief in our communities.
And we have every right to be angry when we read a story such as this, in which two innocent children have lost their lives because their mother thought it would be a good idea to drive impaired.
We have every right to place blame where blame is due…upon the shoulders of the adult who imbibed, and endangered, and killed her own children.
Certainly relatives and friends have the right to defend a relative, or a friend.
But don’t try to hijack this board and lash out at those who have every right to voice our own disgust and our own anger.
Too many of us have also lost loved ones to drunken driving…and it MUST be discussed.
Leave the poor family alone.. Don’t you have anything better to do besides critcise the mother. This tragic accident could have been any of us. Yes I know the family and I am not saying anything about the accident until I know all the facts. I love them dearly.
as a mother who lost a daughter to medical malpractice i will probably always blame myself for not being able to save her. until you live thru that you cant know how it hurts. regardless how those kids passed away the mother will live it everyday of her life. there is no greater punishment than that. just know those beautiful kids are in a better place than we will ever see here on earth. no sentence will compare to the sentence she gives herself. think about that and your families and what you have and always cherish your loved ones.
Kowgirl – this couldn’t have been any of us because most don’t drink and drive. As far as knowing the facts, if you weren’t there, fine. I was.
Regarding the traffic cameras, they only monitor west bound traffic and this occurred east bound. During the initial tests, in 1 day, over 850 west bound cars exceeded the speed limit by more than 11 MPH vs. 350 east bound cars. That is why the only camera is focused on west bound cars.
Jwd- as also I am a close friend of the family. You are correct on drinking and driving. But the sad part is, MOST ppl do drink and drive. I fear for driving all the time, because even if I’m being a safe driver, I don’t know what the other drivers on the road are doing. So far this whole situation is under investigation. Hopefully the cameras will show what really happened, cause from her side of the story there was actually another car involved that swirved into her lane that caused her to lose control. That street is very dangerous. None of us know what really happened. I hope the cameras show something. There was another comment above about God not being to blame, No one is blaming god. But god has those precious little boys and they are safe with him.
This is such a tragic event. I’m sure the mom is already living a life of hell. Her life has changed forever. As of Saturday night her life will forever haunt her. Nothing can hurt her more then the death of boys. Does she really need to go to court? Sadly I think not. She already has a life sentence.
I would also like to say I wish you, the daddy and the rest of the family and friends, peace and love. I can’t imagine the pain of your loss. I’ve cried and prayed for all of you from Sat. Until today. I’m sorry for your loss. My only hope is that all of you can help each other through today and the many days to follow.
May those poor kids rest in peace, may their sisters heal, may the parents find a way to find love again.
Sadly the Davis boys will be put to rest today. Mr. Davis has requested that any one who has been any part of the Davis boys moms life to not attend. I respect his wish’s and will not be there. However this is not about her it is a day to share the love we have for those precious boys. Sadly I regret that I am not aloud to attend or send flowers. So I would like to say… Boys you will be forever missed by many. You two are loved by lots and the memories of both of you will live in our hearts forever. Rest in Peace Boys. Watch over your family and help them find peace within their lives.
In response to “sadmommy”
I hope that the father and his girlfriend will respect the lives of these precious boys and honor their life and memory with love instead of hate and bitterness. Those boys deserve that.
To exclude friends in family in the hope to cause more pain is a sad display of humanity on their part and speaks volumes about them as people. Those precious boys and those who love them deserve better.
I hope that they one day are able to find peace and a better more humane outlet for their grief and pain.
Jordan and Jared, you are loved and you are missed and we will honor your life and memory through love and kindness.
This is will be my last post. Again I want to say how sad I am that I was not aloud to attend the boys memorial. I wish I could have been there to express my love for the boys and say good-bye. However, I took a few moments away from everybody and expressed my love and blessing of those sweet boys. The two of you are in Gods hands now. The memories of both of you will live on in our hearts forever. Sorry you both had to leave us so soon!