You may have only 24 to 72 hours before nearby video is erased.

Save everything tied to the crash now: photos of all vehicles, the taxi's company name, cab number, and plate, street signs, skid marks, debris, weather, and injuries. In Portland, get wide shots showing the exact intersection or block, then close-ups of damage.

Then ask the next question: who has evidence you do not have yet, and how do you preserve it before it disappears?

Start a folder with:

• Police incident number and the responding agency, if any
• The taxi driver's insurance and employer information
• Your husband's discharge papers, prescriptions, and follow-up instructions
• Names and phone numbers for witnesses
• Screenshots of the ride receipt, trip history, texts, and call log
• Photos of damaged clothing, helmet, bike, luggage, or camping gear
• Any dashcam footage from your car or nearby drivers

In Oregon, if the crash caused injury, death, or more than $2,500 in vehicle or property damage, a report must usually be filed with the Oregon DMV within 72 hours if police did not file one. Do not assume the taxi company handled that.

For video, move fast. Ask nearby businesses, parking garages, apartment buildings, gas stations, and hotels for footage from the exact time window. Along busy Portland corridors, summer motorcycle and cycling crashes often happen in visibility conflicts, and private cameras can matter more than city cameras.

Also preserve phone evidence. Save the original photos with metadata, voicemail, and texts. If your husband was a passenger, keep the pickup time and route details. If a witness says a cab turned across a rider or cyclist, write down their words immediately while memory is fresh.

If the crash was on a route like US 26, I-84, or Highway 30, note whether a commercial truck, shuttle, or taxi camera may have recorded it.