Ottawa woman's car towed to Carp without her knowledge — for $1,000

After Leah Phillips skidded into a jackknifed truck on Woodroffe Avenue, her car took an unexpected — and very expensive — tow truck ride to Carp.
Phillips and her fiancé, Mike Edgar, were on their way to work on the morning of Feb. 25. She was driving; she is an educational assistant for special needs students at a school in Barrhaven.
Woodroffe near Slack Road became whiteout territory in the high wind. She slowed down a lot, but suddenly there was a truck and trailer sidewa