Fatally Shot Man Crashed Car Into Home In Somerset Co.: PD

FRANKLIN, NJ — A Franklin Township man has died after he was shot while driving, and crashed his car into a township home, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.

Dominic J. Frederick, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene following the late Saturday night shooting and crash near the Franklin Greens Apartments, Robertson said.

Police were called to the area around 11 p.m. after several residents called in a car crashed into a Foxwood Drive home. Frederick was found unconscious behind the wheel; while trying to help him, police realized he had been shot and was already dead, Robertson said.

According to police, Frederick was shot while behind the wheel of the car and continued to drive after being shot, until he crashed into the home. Other passengers were in the car at the time of the shooting and crash, but they were not injured, Robertson said. Their identities are not being released at this time.

The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at (732) 873-5533 or anonymously though via the STOPit app.