CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy whose chase last weekend ended in the death of a bystander led a previous pursuit in March that resulted in a fiery crash that killed an innocent driver, records show.

Deputy Kasey Loudermilk pursued a car early Sunday morning that struck Sharday Elder’s vehicle on Superior Avenue and Addison Road, according to an incident report he wrote.

He also led a chase in March, when a driver struck Tamya Westmoreland’s Range Rover at the Eddy Road exit off Interstate 90, according to reports. She died, as did the driver who fled, Nigel Wayne Perry.

He was placed on administrative leave after Sunday’s crash.

“Are you serious?” said Stanley Jackson, an attorney representing Westmoreland’s family. “If it is the same officer, it is a systematic

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