Yes - in Maryland, being undocumented does not block a wrongful death or survival claim, and the filing deadline is usually just 3 years from the death.

The parts that make this complicated are who files and what each claim can recover:

• Wrongful death claim: Usually filed for the benefit of the deceased person's spouse, parents, or children. If none exist, a person related by blood or marriage who was substantially dependent on him may qualify.
• Survival action: This is a different claim. It belongs to the estate, and it must be brought by the estate's personal representative through the Register of Wills in the county. For a College Park death, that is usually Prince George's County.
• What wrongful death pays: The family's losses, such as mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of companionship, comfort, protection, advice, and guidance.
• What the survival action pays: Losses your uncle had before death, like medical bills, lost wages before death, conscious pain and suffering, and funeral expenses if the estate paid them.
• "Loss of consortium" issue: Maryland does not treat this as a separate claim after death the way people often think. Those family-type losses are usually folded into the wrongful death damages instead.
• If there was no will: The estate can still be opened, and a personal representative can still be appointed.
• If the crash was on I-95 or I-495 over a holiday weekend: Preserve the Maryland State Police or Prince George's County Police crash report, 911 records, tow records, photos, and any witness names immediately. Fatal Beltway wreck evidence can disappear fast.
• If he died later from the injury: The 3-year clock usually runs from the date of death, not necessarily the crash date, but related claims can have different timing issues.

If multiple family members may qualify, Maryland can require the case to include all known beneficiaries so nobody's share gets cut out later.