TAMPA, Fla. -- A 47-year-old man was hit and killed along E. Hillsborough Avenue Wednesday night. 

Tampa police say Melvin Allen was walking westbound on the north sidewalk in the 1300 block of E. Hillsborough Ave. when he stepped off the sidewalk into the roadway and was struck by a Kia Optima. 

Allen was transported to the hospital where he died from his injuries. 

Police said the driver of the Kia remained at the scene and has not been charged. 

The crash shut down westbound lanes on Hillsborough Ave. for about 2 and a half hours.