Every seat was taken inside a Jefferson County courtroom on Wednesday afternoon, as loved ones of a cyclist hit and killed in Morrison last year attended the sentencing hearing for the man who was behind the wheel.
According to the crash report from Sept. 24, 2025, 60-year-old Gerald Missel was traveling eastbound on his bicycle along W. Belleview Avenue, while 74-year-old Kenneth Black was heading in the opposite direction on the same road. Black turned left onto Colorow Drive and collided with Gerald Missel, who was taken to the hospital.
“It was devastating. I’ll never forget the phone call,” Gerald Missel’s wife Jennifer said.
Gerald Missel moved to Colorado for work around six years ago, while Jennifer Missel stayed in Michigan where they raised their family. A father to four children, Gerald Missel was a veteran, transplant survivor and youth group leader at their church…