I had a car accident without auto insurance?

Hello
I had a car accident last june 2008 without any car insurance. They billed me 3500$ ticket that's for other car got fixed. I didn't pay off until today Now it's 14800$. What should I do? I am a n international student Not American citizen… Thanks a lot

You should get ins, so the next time you cause an accident, the other person won't suffer financially