Is my father's death, after the 'Isha prayer on Friday in a car accident caused by a reckless young man driving without lights, considered martyrdom?

A person who dies in a car accident is hoped to be a martyr due to the severity and pain of their death. Sudden death is a comfort for the believer, and a Muslim's death on Friday or its eve is a sign of a good ending, based on the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "No Muslim dies on Friday or Friday eve except that Allah protects him from the trial of the grave." The night precedes the day in Arab custom, so if your father passed away on Saturday night after the 'Isha prayer, it appears that the hadith does not apply to him.