This was one of NZH Lifestyle's top stories for 2017
As she was getting into her car after work one night, Ashley Hardacre spotted a piece of crumpled clothing on her windscreen.
Figuring someone had just tossed the shirt there, the 19-year-old Michigan teenager tried to use the wipers to brush it off the car - but it was tightly secured underneath them.
![Ashley Hardacre posted a warning on social media after she found a piece of clothing wrapped around her car windshield. Photo / Facebook, Ashley Hardacre](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KQVDJLGYYQ5WNMWEDS7JG54VV4.jpg?auth=a4634c2bcb88915bea04cd10f7b251638fc2d260e4cd5a5b20297cb701fa95b6&width=16&height=25&quality=70&smart=true)
She was about to get out of her car to get rid of it - but then remembered something her mother had once told her.