Police Eye Speed, Alcohol in Crash

Milford police say speed and alcohol appear to be factors in a Melendy Road accident Dec. 15 that required a Mont Vernon man to be airlifted to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Police identified the driver as Chad Cardoza, 24, of Mont Vernon. 

Preliminary investigation determined Cardoza was traveling south on Melendy Road when the Toyota Tacoma truck he was driving veered off the road and struck a tree at the intersection of Ball Hill Road, police said.

Milford police, fire and ambulance personnel responding to the scene at 1:52 a.m. had to extricate Cardoza from the vehicle. He was airlifted to the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., and where Cardoza is listed in fair condition, police said.

As investigators reconstruct the accident, police allege that speed and alcohol contributed to the crash.

Police ask anyone with information on the accident to call the department at 249-0630.