Off-Duty Cop IDed As Victim Of Fatal Wayne Motorcycle Crash

WAYNE, NJ — The township man killed when his motorcycle hit a deer was heading home from his shift as a Pompton Lakes Police officer, authorities said.

Peter J. Kamper Jr., 40, was driving his 2001 Harley Davidson FXS east on Lakeside Avenue when it struck a deer, said Lt. Daniel Daly of the Wayne Police Department's Traffic Bureau. The impact caused Kamper to be thrown from the motorcycle.

Kamper was a sergeant with the Pompton Lakes Police Department.

Pompton Lakes Police Chief Moises Agosto could not be reached for comment.

Kamper had just finished a working a 7 to 11 p.m. fill-in shift and was heading home, Pompton Lakes Police Chief Agosto told NJ.com. He was a 13-year veteran assigned to the patrol division, the department's lead firearms instructor and helped the department remain compliant with state guidelines, the chief said in the report.

"He was a jack-of-all-trades," the chief said. "He's going to be missed dearly."

Nearby residents heard the crash and found Kamper unresponsive at the scene; a doctor rendered aid until members of the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad and paramedics arrived, Daly said.

Kamper was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson where Dr. Alexander Riss pronounced him dead, Daly said.

The Traffic Bureau is investigating the crash. Anyone who may have information is asked to call the bureau at 973-633-3520.

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