White Mercedes, gray mess: Drivers said their cars were splashed by wet concrete on St. Pete street

Its a sight that would make any car owner sick: a white Mercedes, splattered all over with crusty, gray concrete.

Carissa Tatum, the car's owner, says the incident occurred late Tuesday night last week as she drove home on Tyrone Boulevard near St. Petersburg.

Out of nowhere, Tatum recalled. I honestly just thought it was rain of sorts, and thats why I turned my windshield wiper on.

By the next day, she realized it wasnt rain but concrete hardened all over her car. As she tried to scrub it off, she scratched her hood and had to stop.

My car is completely covered in concrete everywhere. In the wheel wells. On the rims, Tatum said. I just honestly dont know what to do.

Tatum says it happened on the stretch of Tyrone Boulevard near Tyrone Square mall, where the Florida Department of Tran