Driver of motorcycle dies after crashing into van Thursday night
by Lindsay Field
August 17, 2012 02:15 PM | 3904 views | 5 5 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend | print

MARIETTA - The Cobb County Police Department’s S.T.E.P. Unit continues to investigate a fatal crash that happened on Shawnee Lane at Pawnee Drive in Marietta Thursday night.

According to a release from Cobb Police, the driver of a silver 2005 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle was traveling northbound on Shawnee Lane heading towards Pawnee Drive around 6:45 p.m. Thursday when he struck the driver’s side door of a maroon 2007 Toyota Sienna LE van while the driver was attempting to turn left from westbound Pawnee Drive onto southbound Shawnee Lane.

The driver of the motorcycle, 35-year-old Vishal Jitendra Patel, died at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta from injuries sustained in the crash. The 12-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle was treated at Egleston Children’s Hospital of Atlanta for non life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the van, 30-year-old Bophany St. John of Marietta, and her husband and their three children, also in the vehicle, were not injured in the crash.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call (770) 499-3987.

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GillianStJohn2468
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February 07, 2013
Her name was Bophay St. John, she was 29, and she had four children, one of them me.
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drewby
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August 19, 2012
Sean was a GREAT guy. So very friendly and we went out of our way to buy from him. God bless him and his family. We will continue to go to his store because his staff is wonderful to deal with too. I am sad today.
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Kathryn Ollis
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August 19, 2012
I frequent the Citgo where this boy worked all the time. We all felt like we knew him. He was so sweet. He was a very handsome kid. Rest in peace Shawn (Vishal). You will be missed.
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nick manning
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August 18, 2012
I am curious why Cobb 911 didn't dispatch an ALS unit on this call. They sent a basic life support engine, which was "first due" on this call, but it seems like you should always dispatch an ALS unit along with the engine if the accident involves a motorcycle and a child. Marietta's station 2 was actually about the same distance and had two ALS units. They run off the same dispatch. Engine 3 ended up requesting an ALS unit when on scene. So it goes. My thoughts are with Patel's family.
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Aretha Peters
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August 20, 2012
So sorry to hear about the great loss of Shawn. We all knew him from Sam's Club in Marietta,GA. We served Shawn every other day, We all talked about his wonderful personality, and how handsome he was. Everyone in Sam's Club Marietta,Ga truly miss Shawn so much. R.I.P. We will keep the entire family in our prayers. WITH MUCH LOVE. ARETHA. Sam's Club.
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