A woman was thrown more than 80 metres when she was killed by a drunken driver in a hit-and-run crash in West Melbourne.

Tanami Nayler, 24, was heading to her friend's house about 2.15am on July 30, when a car driving about 152 km/h ran a red light and struck her as she walked across a pedestrian crossing on King Street, court documents say.

She was killed instantly, her body striking a traffic pole and being flung a further 10 metres before coming to a halt in the middle of another intersection.

The Sydney woman had been in Melbourne for the weekend to celebrate her recent promotion at work.