Hi, Tracy -- First things first, I'm sorry about your crash. It's an emotional struggle, as well as a physical and organizational one, to come back from a crash with a motorist.

From what you describe, the motorist turning left in front of you sounds like he or she didn't have the right of way. Is this correct? Did the motorist have a dedicated left-turn arrow, and you a yellow? Or did it occur at an intersection where you had a STOP or YIELD sign, and he or she didn't? Or was it just a plain old left hook, with the motorist wailing, "I dinnit see yah!" because the cell phone was interfering with the Sirius satellite radio while the Wall Street Journal was open on the steering wheel ... ahem!

I ask this because, in my experience, if you are in any kind of a crash, whether you're driving, cycling, walking, roller-skating, scootering, or flying on your broomstick, *if it's not your fault, get the police involved.* Since you might not have done this at the scene, it's too late for the cop to write the miscreant a ticket -- and in most states, a ticket in a crash implies that the officer on the spot is identifying the responsible party -- but you should file an accident report with the police, with the driver's insurance company, and with your state's motor vehicle department, as the law typically requires.

I have a lot of other information about what to do about your medical bills, getting the costs of your bike repair estimated fairly, dealing with an insurance company, and whether or not to go to a lawyer. I've put it all into a comprehensive article at:

http://www.massbike.org/resources/crash.htm

It's oriented toward Massachusetts' law, but much of the advice is applicable in other areas.

Good luck to you! Hope you have a full recuperation, and that you're compensated fairly with full replacement of the damage if you're not at fault.