Docs: Father accused of abandoning 4-year-old on side of highway as form of discipline

A father has been charged with child abandonment for allegedly kicking his young daughter out of the car because she was being “disruptive and loud,” leaving her on the shoulder of a highway.

Washington State Patrol responded to an area on SR 512 in Puyallup around 7 p.m. on Aug. 23. Callers said that they saw a man take his child out of the car and drive off, according to court documents.

Those callers stayed with the 4-year-old to make sure she didn’t walk into highway traffic…

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