Parked Car Smash Leaves Eva Mendes Driving With A Bash 9/8/08

Eva Mendes is driving around Hollywood in a smashed up Toyota Prius after the clumsy actress reversed into a friend's parked car.

The sexy star is still baffled as to how she managed the accident - because she has a reversing camera in her state-of-the-art hybrid.

And she's so embarrassed by her latest "nick" that she's refusing to take the car back to the dealership for repairs.

She says, "I'm not taking it back. I'm so embarrassed. I know those guys are gonna be like, 'Mendes is coming in again,' and there's no way... I'm gonna deal with it. I think I deserve to drive around in a beat-up car."