the cost of monthly car payments is hitting an all time high, and now the number of americans at least 60 days overdue on those payments is also way up. nbc s maggie vespa has more. in the shadow of motor city, detroit area mom dawn hurley s daily lifeline hangs by a thread. how many days a week do you need this car? seven and a half. every day and then some after months unemployed during the pandemic, hurley, who drives her kids to school each day then travels for her new job in pharmacy operations is a thousand dollars behind on car payments and on the list to have her car repossessed. have you had to choose between car payments and other bills? absolutely. i ve had to choose to have my rent late. reporter: knowing she could wake up any morning to have her car gone. have you lost sleep over this. of course.
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with monthly car payments at an all-time high, more drivers can t afford toe pay and are at risk of having their vehicles repossessed. maggie vespa explains the tough choices some families are making, and what to know before you borrow. reporter: tonight in the shadow of motor city, detroit area mom dawn hurley s daily lifeline hangs by a thread. how many days a week do you need this car? 7 1/2. reporter: every day and then some? yes. reporter: after months unemployed during the pandemic, hurley, who drives her kids to school each day, then travels for her new job in pharmacy operations is a thousand dollars behind on car payments and on the list to have her car repossessed. have you had to choose between car payments and other bills? absolutely. i ve had to choose to have my rent late. reporter: all the while knowing she could wake up any morning to find her car gone. have you lost sleep over this? oh, of course. reporter: that nightmare a reality for a surging numbe
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A woman who started using drugs when she was 14 after her mother died but recently quit using drugs while living with her father and stepmother was warned against moving interstate with a friend.
Rebecca Dawn Hurley, 28, pleaded guilty on April 22 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to four counts of possessing a dangerous drug, two of possessing drug utensils and one of possessing a restricted item.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Darrell Dalton said police searched a vehicle, suspected of being lived out of, at Cooee Bay on January 4 at 10.30pm.
He said Hurley told police she had a bong in the car.