Two times my car was "dinged" while parked in a six floor parking garage. Both times the person responsible did the right thing, and left a note with their name and telephone number. One was of such minor consequence, I told the person to forget it, but that I very much appreciated their honesty. The second one was of more consequence, but not that much money, and they paid "out of pocket."
My thinking is, even if the other person is illegally parked, and you hit them, you are responsible. Two wrongs have never made a thing "right".
And the fact that you are still agonizing over the situation, shows that you are not easy with the choice you made. Even though at this point there is very little chance of you "making it right" for that person, you have learned from the experience. Honesty and peace of mind is of more worth than some monetary savings.
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True Grits
"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." (~Alan Simpson~)
"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." (~St. Francis of Assisi~)
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