A 28-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run this morning shortly after he discharged himself from hospital in Melbourne’s north-east.
Major Collision Unit Detective Sergeant Luke Miller said the man was walking and then appeared to lie down on Manchester Road in Mooroolbark about 1.55am today when he was hit by a small white SUV.
The car did not stop and left the scene in a southerly direction. 
A tent encompassing the crime scene is blocking the road. (Nine)
“[The driver] slowed down and then went through a red light at the next intersection as they left the scene,” Miller told reporters this afternoon. 
Two witnesses stopped and called emergency services, but the man was declared dead at the scene. 
“It would have been really confronting for them, and I don’t wish that upon anyone,” Miller said.
The man has been identified as a 28-year-old from Lilydale.
He was known to police and was often in the Mooroolbark area.
Major Collision Unit Detective Sergeant Luke Miller. (Nine)
Police have learnt he had been in the company of another man before the crash.
A crime scene has been established, and investigations are under way.
Miller said the driver’s actions were “deplorable” and urged them to hand themselves in, adding that it is “only a matter of time before I come knocking”.
Anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage is also urged to come forward.