<human>: Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?

Yesterday while crossing the street, a man in a truck turned left and hit me. Now I didn't see any cars coming when I crossed but I don't remember exactly how it happened because it was all so quick. Luckily I went up onto the hood of the truck rather than under the wheels. My only injuries are slight whiplash, the right side of my body being really bruised and sore (can't move my right arm), concussion, and a huge bruise on my left hip. I'll likely be missing work this week which really sucks because I'm not in a great position financially. 

My question is, what do I do or what can I do legally? My mom wants me to sue the pants off the guy, others are saying to press charges out of principle. What would happen to him if I pressed charges?

In all honesty,  a part of me is tempted to go for the money (assuming I can) because that very day I was talking to someone about how I've let my finances get out of hand and I wished I had a lump of money fall on my lap. But really, I'm not mad at the guy. He got out of his truck right away and tried to help me and he was incredibly remorseful. When I first learned to drive I know I made some poor decisions that could have led to an accident, but I was lucky and no one was around for me to hit. The only money I would feel comfortable taking is for the work I'm going to miss. 

Thanks reddit, I just wanted to ask here because no one knows me so it's not as biased. Also, I am an overly apologetic person by nature so I'm wondering if this is one of those times where I'm not "getting mad enough".
<bot>: Got hit by a truck, minor injuries, not sure if I should press charges or leave the guy be, or if I should at least get compensation for missed work because I can't afford to miss work.