The trial is underway for a man accused of shooting and killing a driver on I-4 in a case of mistaken identity.

Jerome Hayes is charged with first-degree murder.

Prosecutors said Hayes and a friend got into a fight with James Prather inside a Tampa strip club.

Prather testified that Hayes' friend punched him and they came to blows.

He said then he exchanged words with Hayes.

"I think I said something to the effect of, "I ought to kick your ... for setting me up," because it kind of seemed like he set me up. He was getting my attention while his friend punched me," said Prather.

Club managers testified they asked Hayes and his friend to leave while Prather stayed inside the club until they were gone.

That's where the case of the mistaken identity comes in.

Police said Hayes and his friend saw another man, Fred Turner, leaving the parking lot and thought he was the man they'd gotten into the fight with.

They followed him onto I-4, prompting Turner to call 911.

911 operator: "So he's following you?"

Turner: "Yes, less than a car length behind me. And I have no idea who the guy is."

Witnesses say they heard shots fired and then Turner went off the road. He was found dead.

Hayes and his friend then drove to a fish camp. Witnesses testified Hayes talked to them about what happened.

"He told me that he followed him all the way to the interstate," said one witness.

"And did Mr. Hayes tell you what he did then?" asked the prosecutor.

"Yes, he said he got next to the guy in the car and opened fire," said the witness.

In opening statements, defense attorneys said that this isn't a case of premeditated murder.

They also said Hayes is expected to take the stand to testify.