I was a passenger of a car that got rear-ended. Am i entitle to anything?

We were at a stop sign in a neighborhood, when a car suddenly rear-ended us. (i was in the back seat) The driver of the other car try to flee the scene, so we pursued the car for an attempt to get the license plate. When we caught up to the car it had crashed into a house. After the incident the other driver was arrested. Would i need to take any legal actions? Would i be able to get compensation.