In Maryland, smaller delivery and rideshare crash claims often settle around $15,000 to $40,000, while concussion, disc injury, and surgery cases can go much higher.

The common bad advice is: stay quiet, don't make waves, and wait to see if your app account survives. That is how evidence disappears.

The better answer is this: saving evidence and making a claim are not the same thing as inviting deactivation. As a gig driver in Bowie, you are usually dealing with a third-party injury claim against the other driver, vehicle owner, or insurer - not workers' comp. If an HVAC service van hit you on US-50, MD-197, or the Beltway, the proof you preserve in the first 24 to 72 hours can matter more than anything the app says later.

Save this immediately, before it gets overwritten or deleted:

• Photos of all vehicles, plate numbers, damage, skid marks, road ice, bridge or overpass conditions, and your visible injuries
• Screenshots of the active trip or delivery, timestamp, route, customer address, and any app log showing you were working
• The police report number from Prince George's County Police or Maryland State Police if the crash was on I-95, I-495, or another major highway
• Witness names, phone numbers, and a short recorded statement if they agree
• Dashcam footage from your car and nearby businesses; many systems auto-delete in days
• Your phone records and location history, which can defeat claims that you were distracted or somewhere else

Maryland generally gives you 3 years to file a personal injury lawsuit, but evidence deadlines are much shorter in real life. End-of-year insurer pressure is routine; so are fast low offers before medical problems like headaches, memory trouble, and slowed processing fully show up.

If you're worried about retaliation, keep crash documentation on a personal device and cloud account, not your work phone. That keeps the proof with you if the platform suddenly cuts access.