I'm pretty sure the person who hit this kangaroo got out of their car and dragged it to the side of the road so no other people would hit it. Also, kangaroos can be massive and very difficult to see at nighttime because they hide in the bush or the pine forests and just jump out onto the road. Its actually quite terrifying. The person who hit this kangaroo is not heartless - but was probably pretty shook up.

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I don't get what else you would expect them to do. Do you live in Australia? If so, what is one supposed to do in this situation?

I saw I kangaroo get hit by a car once. The right thing to do, would be to stay with the animal until help arrives. The guy that I saw sit the kangaroo, stayed there and police were nice enough to stop and put it on a stretcher and drive it away. I stayed as well, as I was trying to call the wildlife emergency hotline, but they didn't answer and I had to eventually leave a message on their answering machine. Yes, that hotline can be extremely useless at times.

On my way to work I stopped to check a Kangaroo dead on the side of the road. I noticed that the pouch looked stretched. There was nothing inside. I walked around and in long grass about 20 metres away for a little joey...dead, I could see no obvious injury however a joey is living in a pouch for a reason as they can not survive in the outside temperatures - had that person stopped he/she certainly would have seen a little joey struggle to get out and hop into the long grass...(there was about 10metres of mown grass where the 'roo lay dead).

I also just realized how funny it is that we just assume that it's possible to stay at the scene *and* call for help. Like it is inconceivable that the person doesn't have a working cell phone, or doesn't have coverage... (I take "Rural roads of Australia" for $200.)