In February 2006, a young man was in a two-car accident in Columbus, Ohio.  The police officer at the scene of the accident called one of the preferred towing companies and the accident victim asked the tow truck driver for an estimate on what it would cost to tow his car to a particular body shop less than a mile away.  He was quoted $90-$140.  Once the car was on the truck’s hook, the driver received a call from the towing office that the tow would cost $300.  When the accident victim told the tow truck operator that he didn’t want the tow, the tow truck operator would not release the car and said, “The car is hooked now, I can impound it if I want.”