POULSBO — The Infiniti G35 Coupe was speeding, officials said, when it struck a fire hydrant, a large rock and a telephone pole, catapulting into Phillip and Catherine Davi’s pasture on April 19.

The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.

The property owners believe they crossed paths with the driver just the day before.

After they dropped their granddaughter off at school on April 18, the couple saw the same car nearly collide with another vehicle on Clear Creek Road. When the driver pulled over, they stopped and offered to help.

“We tried to talk to the guy,” Phillip said. “His eyes were open but he was really incoherent. We called 9-1-1 and I tried to take his keys out of the ignition but he moved my hand out of the car.”

He eventually drove off.

About 6:45 a.m. on April 19, the couple were awakened by their dogs barking out front. When Phillip opened his front door he saw a badly damaged vehicle and an officer performing CPR on the driver.

“I heard something earlier but I thought it was lightning,” Catherine said. “When I watched them put the cover over him, I just felt numb. I feel so sorry for the family and loved ones.”

Phillip added, “Two days driving up and down this road — you either live here or you know somebody. But it’s just ironic. How crazy is that?”

Poulsbo Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Matson described the driver as a 35-year-old Poulsbo man. An officer said the man was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash; the driver was thrown approximately 30 feet from the vehicle.

Poulsbo Fire Department, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, and Navy Region Northwest were on the scene just before 7 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Oien performing CPR on the man. Medics took over, but later pronounced the man dead at the scene.

“Officials say that Deputy Oien gave the patient the best fighting chance,” Matson reported.

There was a fatal crash on Clear Creek Road just a few months back. “There’s still damage from the last accident,” Phillip Davi said.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Merrill added, “This is the second high-speed fatality in the morning during the week. There was one a week ago Sunday.”

He cautions drivers to drive the speed limit, pay attention, and always wear a seatbelt.

“I wish I could have helped him yesterday,” Phillip Davi said of the man who died in his pasture. “But just maybe he didn’t want to be saved.”