COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – A man killed in a crash on I-275 is being remembered by his family as a loving brother and father.

Todd Rutledge died in the three-car crash.

It happened around midnight on Saturday, closing part of the highway for hours. She was on her way home to pick up her children. Rutledge, 46, was the father of a six-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy.

He left his home around 7 p.m. and was returning from an Indiana motorcycle club event.

Rutledge’s sister said his goal was to support his biker community and pick up his kids so he could trick-or-treat them the next morning. She added that he was not on his motorcycle at the time, but rather a passenger in his friend’s car.

“She said a car stopped in front of her, it just stopped in the middle of the freeway and hit her and she tried to jump over and a car hit her and flipped her back, and it was a whirlwind and a fatality. the brother was gone,” said Robin Owens McClair, one of Rutledge’s sisters.

“The name of the game is to get home safely.” That was the last thing McClair’s brother said to him. Owens McClair said it’s a phrase they say in the motorcycle community.

“Safety is the name of the game. Go home safe. He didn’t make it home. At least not to this one,” said Owens McClair.

Rutledge was supporting his friends in the Sin City Deciples Motorcycle Club that night. Owens McClair said her brother was always there to help and will continue to do so as an organ donor.

“He wanted to help and save a life or two or three. His death was not in vain, to be an organ donor. I think that’s really profound,” Owens McClair said.

Owens McClair said Rutledge was the protector of the family, a comedian and loved to cook. She pointed to one of his prized gifts from his two children — an apron with their handprints painted on it.

“They’re devastated and there’s really no words to try to get them to understand, but we’ll see him again,” Owens McClair said.

Rutledge’s biker brothers came to the house to show their support. Owens McClair said the motorcycles brought the brothers even closer.

“Fun, it’s never going to die. It’s never going to die, and its legacy is that I’m going to stay on my path. It’s slow, but it’s for the show,” explained Owens McClair.

The Sin City Motorcycle Club is planning a memorial ride for Rutledge. These details will be provided when they are released.