Edwin Lane suffered head injuries when a boat slammed into the rear of his boat on Greenwood Lake. A $22,000 reward has been issued for the identity of the driver.
WEST MILFORD - A longtime township resident who died at a physical rehab facility following a hit-and-run boating crash on Greenwood Lake had been recovering and was expected to survive, his wife said Wednesday.
Edwin Lane, 72, died of a heart attack on Saturday at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, according to Maureen "Mary" Lane. The couple would have been married 49 years on Friday.
Lane suffered head and other injuries when a speeding boat slammed into the rear of his 2003 18-foot Bayliner about 8:30 p.m on Labor Day, according to New Jersey State Police.
Authorities have offered a $22,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver.
N.J. State Trooper Alejandro Goez said charges against the other boater would be decided at a later time.
"That will be determined by the troopers who are conducting the investigation," Goez said.
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Four people, including Lane, were hurt in the crash.
"He was doing very well," Maureen Lane said of her husband. "Then he died - his heart gave out. He never had a problem before with his heart."
Maureen Lane said family members are awaiting word of the official cause of death from the medical examiner.
Lane, who had two children and four grandchildren, was retired from a manufacturing and sales job, his wife said.
Funeral arrangements were expected to be announced Wednesday afternoon.
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