7-12-13 doctor dies from injuries in amublance rollover accident

The UW Madison neonatal doctor injured in an ambulance rollover accident in Fond du Lac County has died.   Thirty two year old Dr. Stanley Phillips died Thursday night, UW Health officials said. Phillips and three other medical workers were in a Meriter Hospital ambulance when the driver failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 26 near Rosendale, struck a driveway culvert and flipped over on its side.  The other passengers received non life-threatening injuries and the driver was not injured.  Meanwhile the  accident is again raising questions about the safety of Highway 26 in Fond du Lac County.  Four people were injured, one critically when an ambulance rolled over on Highway 26 near Willow Creek Road.  Sheriff’s Sergeant John Toney says there is a curve in the road and a posted sign recommending motorists slow down to 45 mph.  But otherwise Toney says the curve is well marked and there is great site distance.  But is that curve dangerous?  "Well apparently it is,"  Toney told WFDL news.  "This isn't the first accident that's occurred there.  There's been several crashes this year and over the course of years at that location."  Meanwhile Toney says the investigation into this week’s accident continues.