A Summit County taxi driver charged with killing a motorist took the stand in his own defense today.

NewsChannel5 reports the killing occurred during an apparent road rage incident when Russell Dossie (pictured) allegedly killed Mark Russell.

Dossie testified that he thought he had been shot when the glass was broken so he fired back.

The two men got into an argument at an intersection in Akron during the summer. (Take Our Survey)

When there was almost an accident between the two men, Russell reportedly became angry and broke the cab's window.

Dossie then allegedly shot Russell in the chest. See some of Dossie's testimony.

The Associated Press says Defense Attorney Kirk Migdal played a tape of a 16-pound bowling ball crashing through the window of a taxi cab door during the trial Wednesday.

It was an attempt to demonstrate for the jury what Dossie experienced last summer. A forensic expert testified the noise level would be equivalent to what someone would hear 600 meters away from a jet aircraft takeoff.

From Our Archives:

• Nov. 15, 1999: Road Rage Case: Witnesses Take Stand
• Nov. 12: Road Rage Case: Wife Says Husband Was Angry
• Nov. 8: Jury Selection In Cabbie Murder Trial
• Oct. 22: Road Rage: Cab Driver Faces Murder Charges
• July 23: Taxi Driver Says He's Innocent In Man's Death
• July 21: Taxi Driver Is Indicted For Shooting Man
• July 21: Cab Driver Who Shot Motorist Due In Court
• July 8: Cabbie Doesn't Remember Shooting Man
• July 6: Road Rage Killing: Driver Goes To Court
• July 5: Akron Man Killed In Front Of His Family