Diaz v. FedEx Freight East, Inc.

Appellant, Mayra Diaz, as personal representative of the decedent’s estate, appeals a final judgment entered in favor of Appellees, in a case involving a fatal accident between a motorcycle and a FedEx tractor trailer. Appellant raises two issues on appeal, only one of which merits discussion.1 She argues that the trial court reversibly erred when it denied her motion for a mistrial following the investigating detective’s testimony regarding fault. We agree and reverse.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Hangar Road and Heintzelman Boulevard in Orlando, Florida, when the decedent,…