This page is a place where AAron's family will share information and updates about his unsolved Hit-and-Run investigation. Everyone is welcome to post comments and share pictures or stories of AAron. In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 14th, 2015, AAron Matej was killed in a hit-and-run accident in rural Sedgwick Co., KS. His case is still unsolved and is an open, active murder investigatio
n being handled by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department - Case No. 15S006140. AAron had been out with friends the evening before, and was driving home at about 1:30am on Sunday morning. It's believed his truck became stuck in a muddy ditch when he was trying to either turn around or maneuver around a bridge that was closed for repairs just south of 13th St. N and 183rd St W. He tried unsuccessfully to get his truck unstuck and in the process overheated the vehicle. Neighbors heard him working on the truck and heard him calling his friend on his cell phone to come help him/pick him up. AAron walked north on 183rd in the direction his friend was going to be coming from. A short time later, his friend found AAron lying in the road right at the intersection of 13th St. N and 183rd St. AAron had been run over and the driver of the vehicle had left the scene. AAron's friend called 911, he was taken by ambulance to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, but due to massive head injuries and loss of blood, AAron did not make it and was pronounced dead a short time later. There are no suspects in the case and no arrests have been made. If you have any information that may help with the investigation, please contact Crime Stoppers at (316) 267-2111 - Case #1609. You can also submit a tip online at www.WichitaCrimeStoppers.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to 274637 (crimes). AAron's obituary was published on June 18, 2015:
Matej, Aaron Matthew, 36, passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2015. Memorial service held at 1 p.m. on June 20, 2015, at Newman Mabee Dining Center, 3100 W. McCormick Street, Wichita, KS. Aaron was born in Wichita, KS, to Robert J. and Angela A. (Feuillerat) Matej on Sept. 1, 1978. Aaron is survived by his parents, children, Violet and Chane Matej; sisters, Erica (Nathan) Smith and Kendra (Daniel) Brueggemann; grandmother, Violet Andrest; grandfather, James Wallace; one niece; and eight nephews. In lieu of flowers memorials made to www.youcaring.com/Aaron-matej-372253. To share online condolence please visit www.affinityallfaithsmortuary.com
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansas/obituary-preview.aspx?n=aaron-matthew-matej&pid=175102052&referrer=1170
Links to news stories about the hit-and-run:
http://ksn.com/2015/06/14/victim-identified-in-sedgwick-county-hit-and-run-fatality/
http://www.kake.com/story/32297472/local-family-still-seeks-closure-after-driver-kills-son-last-year
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article95788242.html
