A memorial ride took place Saturday in honour of a Good Samaritan recently killed in a hit-and-run.
Police say Andrew Green, 46, had pulled over to help a stranded driver in the southbound lanes of the Anthony Henday near Callingwood Road on Wednesday night.
Investigators were called to the scene after the man was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
Green was new to Edmonton and had just moved to the city from Toronto six months ago, but friends said in that short time Green had touched a lot of lives.
Friends said Green was passionate about motorcycles so they went on a ride Saturday to honour his memory and show Green's family in Ontario just how much the Edmonton community cared about him.
"He was robbed from us, probably in the worst way possible," said James Lepine, Green's friend and the organizer of the memorial ride.
"We're doing what we can for him here."
"Everyone is here to show our support for friends and family of the fallen," said Cory Bacon, a memorial participant.
"He was taken away from us far too soon. He's probably the greatest person you could ever meet. He's always happy, smiling, laughing, do anything for everybody."
About 20 people took part in the memorial ride, which took off from Old Strathcona.
The group stopped at the scene of the crash and put up a stainless steel cross with Green's name on it as a permanent memorial.
Riders also placed decals on their bikes as a way of honouring their friend. They hope today's gesture will help his grieving loved ones back home.
Police recovered a vehicle from a neighbourhood in southwest Edmonton on Thursday.
They believe it's the same vehicle that was involved in the hit and run.
A 36-year-old man has turned himself in and charges are pending.
A funeral will be held for Green in Ontario on June 26.
The biking group is thinking of making the memorial ride an annual event.
With files from Jessica Earle
