Lawyers of the OT--Bike hit my car...left note now might not pay...what to do?

Ok, wife's TWO FREAKIN' WEEK OLD car is legally parked on the street in front of her school along with the rest of the teachers. Comes out to find a note on the windshield with a guy's name, address, phone #. She calls, he admits fault but he's in ER getting hand stitched as he "lost control" of his bike (probably on his cell) and smashed into her new car--hand went through rear light and two long scratches on rear fender.

At first, very nice. whatever he needs to do. Now he's saying he'd prefer not to pay deductible for our insurance and would rather fix light himself and those scratches MAY HAVE BEEN THERE ALREADY FOR ALL HE KNOWS!

The kid is 18 y/o, in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and his home address is one of the swankiest towns in the U.S. I found him and his parents online. He's saying he doesn't have the money to do more than he's offering.

PISSING ME OFF!

Questiong:

--I'm considering small claims court just out of spite--he's really responsible for the entire amount but we're letting him off easy asking for the deductible. Good idea?

--He's 18 y/o--if he's still a dependent of his parents do they assume any liability?