Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously
injured a woman in Yaphank on March 24.
Kenneth Zaleski was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Trail Blazer westbound in the right lane of the Long
Island Expressway, near exit 67, when he attempted to move to the center lane and struck a 2012 Dodge
Ram being driven in the same direction by Tafe Philip at 12:49 p.m. The impact forced the Chevrolet
into the guardrail.
A passenger in the Chevrolet, Jamie Nietupski, 33, of East Patchogue, was transported via ambulance to
Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Zaleski, 62,
of East Patchogue was transported to the same hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Tafe, 30, of Bohemia, was not injured.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Anyone with information on this crash is asked to
contact Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652.
