Hit-and-run auto kills Matt Saeger The Washington State Patrol is looking for information from the public about the hit-and-run death of a Shelton man. Matthew G. Saeger, 33, died early Sunday morning of massive injuries suffered to his body and head when he was struck by a vehicle while walking along Clo- quallum Road about two miles west of Shelton. His legs were broken, troopers said. Saeger's body was found in the middle of the road a little after 3 am. on Sunday by a passing motorist. Troopers believe the fatality must have happened shortly before the body was found because that stretch of Cloqual— lum is relatively well-traveled. WSP DETECTIVE Dwight Combs has been assigned to reconstruct events leading up to the fatality. He said witnesses reported that earlier in the eve- ning Saeger had been drinking at the Mill Creek Inn. Shortly after 11 pm. on Saturday he left the Mill Creek on foot after first give ing the keys to his car to a wait- ress at the bar. Witnesses told troopers that he appeared to be too intoxicated to drive. Combs said troopers don’t know for sure what happened between 11 pm. on Saturday and 3 am. on Sunday. They are investigating unconfirmed reports that he stopped at another place before starting on the long walk home. Troopers haven’t ruled out the possibility that Saeger was hit on purpose. “THAT IS SOMETHING we are still trying to pursue right now. It is still an open book,” Combs said. As of Wednesday afternoon, troopers had no description of the driver and no description of the vehicle, “We do know that he was struck by a vehicle and we’re try- ing to have the local people come up with any information that will assist in the location of this vehi- cle," Combs said. Persons with information about the fatality Lre asked to call Combs by dialing 911 or by calling the Bremerton station of the WSP at 13604784646 Earlier this week family mem— bers started gathering for memo- rial services to be held at noon on Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shelton, Two of Saeger’s sisters, Bev Weddle of Methow and Donda Waggoner of Sunnyside, have been fielding condolence calls from their brother's friends in the Shelton area, “WE WERE JUST absolutely shocked to find out how be affected so many people in the community," Weddle said. “He was very well respected and well thought of in this com- munity,” Waggoner said. “I hate the fact that we had to learn that in this way but it’s obvious that he was.” Saeger was a builder employed as a framing foreman by Fredson Homes, Incorporated. He grew up in Mason County and attended Shelton High School. . Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 25, 1995 , OCR Text: Hit-and-run auto kills Matt Saeger The Washington State Patrol is looking for information from the public about the hit-and-run death of a Shelton man. Matthew G. Saeger, 33, died early Sunday morning of massive injuries suffered to his body and head when he was struck by a vehicle while walking along Clo- quallum Road about two miles west of Shelton. His legs were broken, troopers said. Saeger's body was found in the middle of the road a little after 3 am. on Sunday by a passing motorist. Troopers believe the fatality must have happened shortly before the body was found because that stretch of Cloqual— lum is relatively well-traveled. WSP DETECTIVE Dwight Combs has been assigned to reconstruct events leading up to the fatality. He said witnesses reported that earlier in the eve- ning Saeger had been drinking at the Mill Creek Inn. Shortly after 11 pm. on Saturday he left the Mill Creek on foot after first give ing the keys to his car to a wait- ress at the bar. Witnesses told troopers that he appeared to be too intoxicated to drive. Combs said troopers don’t know for sure what happened between 11 pm. on Saturday and 3 am. on Sunday. They are investigating unconfirmed reports that he stopped at another place before starting on the long walk home. Troopers haven’t ruled out the possibility that Saeger was hit on purpose. “THAT IS SOMETHING we are still trying to pursue right now. It is still an open book,” Combs said. As of Wednesday afternoon, troopers had no description of the driver and no description of the vehicle, “We do know that he was struck by a vehicle and we’re try- ing to have the local people come up with any information that will assist in the location of this vehi- cle," Combs said. Persons with information about the fatality Lre asked to call Combs by dialing 911 or by calling the Bremerton station of the WSP at 13604784646 Earlier this week family mem— bers started gathering for memo- rial services to be held at noon on Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shelton, Two of Saeger’s sisters, Bev Weddle of Methow and Donda Waggoner of Sunnyside, have been fielding condolence calls from their brother's friends in the Shelton area, “WE WERE JUST absolutely shocked to find out how be affected so many people in the community," Weddle said. “He was very well respected and well thought of in this com- munity,” Waggoner said. “I hate the fact that we had to learn that in this way but it’s obvious that he was.” Saeger was a builder employed as a framing foreman by Fredson Homes, Incorporated. He grew up in Mason County and attended Shelton High School. . 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