Colorado Girl Has an Argument With Her Father, Then He Drops Him at the Side of the Road, Before a Trooper Locates Her: ‘This is My School Bag’
The law needs to be involved.
A woman from Colorado has shared a video of the time she was allegedly left on the side of the road by her father after they had an argument when she was sixteen years old.
Ashlynn Jenings (@ashlynnjeningsspills) uploaded a TikTok showing a Colorado State Patrol trooper approaching her while she waited for assistance after her father left her there. The video shows the officer introducing himself as he approaches her, and Jenings telling him she intended to call the authorities due to her circumstances.
Ashlynn Jenings is speaking about her father leaving her on the side of the road
After the trooper reached her, Jenings told him what had happened. She also mentioned that she was trying to call her friend, but her Wi-Fi and cellular network were not working, and she asked if she could use his phone to call her.
The officer then asked Jenings her age, to which she replied that she was 16. He also asked if she had any ID with her, but she said no, explaining that she still had her school bag with her, seemingly implying that she was either going to or coming back from school.
Next, the trooper asked Jenings where her father was. She said she had no idea, because he had left without giving her any details. In the video, the officer then asked Jenings for her full name and date of birth. Later, Jenings asked if he could take her to her friend’s house or maybe even call her. The officer agreed to let her make a call and told her to sit in his patrol car for now.
People in the comments of Jenings‘ post believe she was a victim of child neglect
Some people in the comments section of @ashlynnjeningsspills’s post believe she was a victim of child neglect and that the trooper was asking her questions to report it.
Also, read about this Florida teacher emailing a mom about her failing child, only to have the mom turn the blame back on her.
User @luridum wrote, “The officer about to charge the dad with child endangerment.” User @user787264422 said, “He was trying to be nice about it. He needed to report it. It’s child neglect.” Some even interpreted Jening’s father’s actions as gendered behavior. User @ipeedithink commented, “what is it with men and abandoning women in places.” User @s0m0r remarked, “men do this to control. they want you to feel hopeless and helpless without them by driving too fast, dropping you off in the middle of nowhere, isolating..etc.”
How frequently does family estrangement happen?
According to an article published by YouGov on August 7, 2025, their poll found that family estrangement is very common among American families.
According to the YouGov poll, 38 percent of American adults admit to being estranged from their family members. 24 percent say they have been estranged from a sibling, 16 percent from a parent, 10 percent from a child, 9 percent from a grandparent, and 6 percent from a grandchild.
The poll also finds that estrangement can arise from one or both parties, depending on the situation. Among Americans estranged from a sibling, about 26% say they were the ones who ended contact, while 26% believe their sibling was responsible. Additionally, 19% describe the decision as mutual, 5% say someone else ended the relationship, and 18% say they simply grew apart.
(featured image: TikTok/@ashlynnjeningsspills)
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