Yeah. Well, he had two choices...send me money or I call his insurance company. Before I dealt with him, I did confirm that he was who he says he was (a well known faculty member at a medical school, etc), and he called him a few hours after the incident to apologize and reiterate that he would pay whatever the cost was. I asked him to send a check for the estimate amount, which I will deposit BEFORE I get the car fixed. In fact, I'll wait to make sure it clears. Then, I'll get it fixed, and send him the receipt, and if there needs to be an adjustment, we'll handle it then.

Could be a lot worse.