If the other driver drives off in an accident, would you do so as well?

"STOP! Move your vehicle off the road if possible, especially if it may
cause other crashes."

That was what the drivers manual in my state said what to do during an accident. If I had read that section before, I must have not interpreted it to mean the parking lot of a store. I actually didn't think about the specifics at all nor did the manual mention what constitutes "off the road." And so, I misinterpreted what the other driver was doing. I thought he was leaving.

But you said you saw him going on a parking lot and thought he was going there to do what, shopping? With back of his car smashed?

It’s no matter though. Now just learn from a mistake

Even if he had moved off you were to STOP, move out of the way and call the cops, none of which you did. Just because the other guy leaves doesn't mean you get to leave. That's the part where you need to stop and think the situation all the way though.

No, you don't drive off, you get the other person's license plate number and stay put and call the police. The only time you would part ways is if there is no damage to either vehicle and while something happened that is a mistake, no one suffered any damages.

Was it wise to tell my coworkers about my probation? As soon as I knew what it entails, I went in to work on my day off to tell a coworker about it. I also told her additional details when I actually worked the next day.

Is this co-worker a good friend of yours? I usually leave my personal stuff out of the work place unless I am good friends with the person and trust them not to gossip about me. I’m more curious why you went on your day off to talk with her when she was working. Was she on the clock or did she take her break when you came in?
I know this probation is a scary thing, but I don’t think you have to crawl under a rock. I do however think you need to work on thinking about things before you do them. Just stop and ask yourself before you do something. “Do I really need to say this to this person?” “Do I really need to go talk to my friend at work on my day off?” “I think this person is leaving the accident- so should I?” (You know now the answer is no to that 1 question) It is about making better decisions in the moment which is not always the easiest thing to do, but can be done if you train your brain correctly. You can get the help of a therapist of life coach to help you retrain your brain. I think a piece of getting through this probabtion is to really think about what you are doing before you do it. If you can find a way to do that-it will be okay.

I think it was unwise to go to work on your day off. Can you find a club or gym to hang out at so you stay away from your workplaces on your days off? As for telling other people about your probation, I wouldn't. When you have impulses to go to work on your day off stop and think, remember what happened last time you did that and find something else to do.

It’s not that unusual for people to go to work on days off to finish paperwork, finish tasks, organize stuff etc It typically happens with salaried jobs, jobs that require paperwork and tasks that carry over (same patients you see every day, same students you teach, same project you continue every day etc).

As an hourly employee with tasks that don’t carry over to the next day, I don’t think you should go into work.

No I don’t think it’s wise to share such things with coworkers.