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

OP here...wow, go away for 12 hours and get all this! To answer a few questions:

--no, it's not bullshite...it actually happened this way
--no, I'm not holding his parents responsible--he's 18 and technically an adult. However, I have an 18 y/o and know just how worldly they are NOT. Just want to scare the shite out of him.
--I'm not about to let an 18 y/o (see above comment) try to repair a 2 week old 2015 vehicle.
--yes, of course we contacted our insurance and the adjustor actually called said 18 y/o.

Resolution is we're getting it fixed, bypassing the insurance, and the kid is coughing up the bucks (supposedly) after we gave him a reasonable estimate/amount (we got 2 of them).

(of course, it's a two-party, out-of-state, temporary check... )