Man charged with stabbing his boss

A man Friday was charged with attempted murder two months after he was accused of stabbing his boss -- only to get hit by a semitrailer truck when crossing the Tri-State Tollway while fleeing on foot -- Des Plaines police said.

Douglas Volkman, 41, of 2751 Fox River Lane, Naperville, currently is going through rehabilitation at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge for his injuries, Police Chief James Prandini said.

He posted $100,000 bond.

Police waited until he was getting better to seek charges, Prandini said.

Volkman stabbed his boss in the neck about 5 a.m. Dec. 26 outside of Coldwell Banker, 2700 S. River Road, Des Plaines, police said.

The boss, a 48-year-old Des Plaines man, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Volkman asked his boss for help, claiming his car wouldn't start and that he had lost his wallet, police said.

When his boss let Volkman into the car, Volkman stabbed him in the neck with a long kitchen knife, police said.

Then, Volkman fled the parking lot on foot and was thrown 33 feet when he ran into the path of a truck on I-294 near Touhy Avenue, police said.

Volkman's next court date is Thursday in Skokie.