Emergency services were called to the Nuthall Road junction with Western Boulevard in Broxtowe on Tuesday after a car crashed into the back of a queue of cars at a red traffic light.
Nottinghamshire Police said a 36-year-old man was taken to hospital and died the following day, while a woman remained in hospital with serious injuries.
Rowan Grant, of Melford Road in Bilborough, Nottingham, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving a vehicle whilst unlicensed and uninsured, and causing death by driving whilst disqualified.