Illinois State Police Zone 8 Division of Criminal Investigation and the Wayne County Coroner’s Office was called by the Fairfield Police Department just after 7:30 Sunday night to assist in the death investigation of a 1-year-old male and the severe injury of a 2-year-old male in the 1200 block of Illinois Avenue. Both children were found inside a hot vehicle. Wayne County Ambulance personnel rushed both children to Fairfield Memorial Hospital where the 1-year-old was pronounced dead. The 2-year-old brother was airlifted to a regional trauma center in critical condition. Just before 2 o’clock Monday morning, Fairfield Police arrested 36-year-old Aydreian Hooper on a charge of Endangering the Life or Health of a Child. Hooper was transported and lodged in the Wayne County Jail. Illinois State Police Zone 8 and the Wayne County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate this incident. States Attorney Kevin Kakac says additional charges are pending.
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