TRENTON PAYNE - 7 Months - St Louis MO

St. Louis police continue to investigate what caused a car to go into
the River Des Peres, killing a baby in the car.Witnesses
saw the vehicle drive into the river Wednesday afternoon. Rescuers were
able to get the driver out, but didn’t know a baby was also strapped in a
car seat. The infant was later pulled from the submerged vehicle, but
was dead.The child was 7-month-old Trenton Payne.The
driver, 24-year-old Kevin Payne, is hospitalized in critical condition.
Investigators are awaiting toxicology tests.

An infant is dead and one man is hospitalized in critical condition
after their car ended up in the River Des Peres in south St. Louis,
police said.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, rescue
crews were called around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday after witnesses saw the car
submerged in the water on River Des Peres Blvd, south of Chippewa. The
St. Louis Fire Department said it was a nearby witness who pulled the
man from the car with the help of a police officer who was in the area.
Rescue crews began CPR on the man at the scene and he was takes to an
area hospital in critical condition. Rescue divers found the baby in the
backseat of the submerged car in a car seat. The infant was pronounced
dead at the scene, according to the fire department.

Investigators are still trying to determine how the car ended up in
the water. Witnesses said there are no guardrails along the road in that
area.

The car, a 4-door, maroon, Dodge Dynasty, has since been pulled from
the river.

The 24-year-old father and his infant son who were found unconscious
in a car in River Des Peres last week will be laid to rest Wednesday.

Kevin Payne died over the weekend after being pulled from his
submerged car in River Des Peres last Wednesday, May 19. His son,
7-month-old Trenton Payne, died at the scene after being found in his
child safety seat in the submerged car.

Funerals for Kevin and his son Trenton Payne will be held together.

Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, at John L.
Ziegenhein and Sons Funeral Home in South County, at 4830 Lemay Ferry
Road. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, at
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church at 5252 S. Lindbergh Boulevard.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to The Payne Family Donation Fund
at any US Bank Branch, are appreciated.

Remember
Trenton Thomas Payne
October 18, 2009 - May 19, 2010
Saint Louis, Missouri


http://www.tributes.com/show/Trenton-Thomas-Payne-88565138

Kevin Payne (24) and his seven-month-old son drowned when their car swerved off the road into a river
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Published: May 29, 2010 @ 10:49 AM

Kevin Payne (24)

Date: May 22, 2010
Cause of Death: Drowning
Location: St. Louis, MO
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A young man rescued from the River Des Peres on Wednesday after an auto accident died Saturday night at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. 24 year old Kevin Payne had been heading home on River Des Peres Boulevard with his infant son when he unexplainedly swerved off the road and into the storm water channel. He never regained consciousness.

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