The family of Magnus White received a letter from the Colorado Department of Corrections this week informing them that the woman who struck and killed their son could be transferred from state prison to community corrections, three months into a four-year sentence.
It came on the week when Michael and Jill White observed what would have been the 20th birthday of their son without him. They let the candles on a cake burn. They added a tree to the small memorial where a ghost bike remains in memory of Magnus White. The young cyclist was preparing for the upcoming World Championships in Scotland when he was struck.
“You’re reading it multiple times like, ‘is this real?’ We just finished the sentencing process,” said Magnus’ father. “We’re furious. You know. We’re angered, disappointed, depressed. So many emotions wrapped into this.”…