A second man has died as a result of a collision early Sunday morning in Dayton.

The man, Victor Guitierrez-Almeida, 21, believed by police to be a Westminster resident, died this morning at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore from injuries sustained in the March 1 collision.

A 20-year-old Mt. Airy man who was driving one of the vehicles involved in the crash will face charges related to Guitierrez-Almeida's death, as well as those related to the death of another one of his passengers, Westminster resident Gilberto Garcia Vasques, who died at the scene of the collision.

The collision occurred March 1 at 3:55 a.m. when Jose Rosendo Algomeda-Santiago, 20, of Mt. Airy, lost control of the Volkswagen Jetta he was driving north on Route 32, according to police. The Jetta spun 180 degrees, crossed the yellow line and was struck by a southbound Dodge 2500 Ram pickup truck that was towing a trailer of hay, police said.

Garcia Vasques was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle, police said. Guitierrez-Almeida was transported to Shock Trauma where he was listed in critical condition until his death this morning.

Upon his release from Shock Trauma Sunday, the driver, Algomeda-Santiago, was charged with homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, manslaughter, driving without a license and other offenses, related to Garcia Vasques' death. Additional charges in the death of Guitierrez-Almeida are pending, Howard police said today.

Algomeda-Santiago is currently being held on $1 million bond at the Howard County Detention Center, police said.

Another passenger in the Jetta, Gonzalo Gutierrez-Molina, 25, of Westminster, was listed in serious condition Sunday.

The driver of the pickup truck was not injured. Police identified him as Eric Brent Fratz, 42, of Accident, in Western Maryland.

This story has been updated.

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