World News Report

Alright back to Utah state from Kansas City, more news to report: The stupid things people do. The even stupider things they do when they’re drinking. God or the universe is giving you chances, Juan Alonzo Velasco. Listen up!
According to police reports, last Sept. 25 Velasco’s son tumbled out of the bed of his father’s pickup truck. The family was moving and the boy was reportedly trying to hold on to a basketball goal.
Douglas County prosecutors have filed charges against the 39-year-old Velasco and a judge ordered Velasco to sit in jail for four months. Hopefully he’ll take the time to get his head on straight. Also, the judge ordered him to pay a $1,500 fine. All in all this reminds me of a recent case in Kansas City. Speaking of that, if you are in need of a Kansas City DUI attorney or speeding ticket, traffic or DWI attorney then I can recommend this ones in Kansas City.
This was Velasco’s third DUI conviction.
Velasco’s son had to be taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., where he was treated for burns that he sustained in the fall. It is not certain if the district attorney got involved in this one.
According to a story in the Lawrence Journal-World’s online site under the title, “Lawrence man to serve four months in jail, pay fine after third DUI and endangering child,” written by George Diepenbrock and posted April 1, 2011, a 16-year-old stepson was also in the back of the truck but thankfully was unhurt.
Diepenbrock also reported that Velasco’s estimated blood-alcohol content following the accident was more than 2.5 times the legal driving limit of 0.08.
Alas, it seems Velasco is not listening to the angel sitting on his shoulder. When he showed up for sentencing it was delayed because he had been drinking. In the end, he pleaded guilty.
Also according to the Lawrence Journal-World’s by Diepenbrock, District Judge Paula Martin ordered Juan Velasco to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and obtain a sponsor as part of the conditions of a two-year probation term that will follow when he’s released from jail at the end of July.
Velasco was quoted as saying, “I apologize for what happened…….”
It seems that Martin sent Velasco to jail after he was found to be intoxicated in court March 18 but had mercifully allowed him to be released on weekdays to work to make money to pay his child support.
Some people believe that alcoholism is a disease like any other, that some people are predisposed to it and cannot help themselves. Is Juan Alonzo Velasco such a person? If so, should he be in jail at all?
I mean I can’t imagine getting auto or car insurance, at least utah state insurance would be really hard to get at this point.
There are so many ways that alcoholism manifests itself, it is endlessly confusing. A few people find a way to quit on their own. Were those people really alcoholics to begin with?
One thing seems for sure; most people don’t seem to want to pay more in taxes to treat alcoholics.
I should note that alot of this goes on in Utah state, making hard for a lot of folks to get car insurance.