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Maurice Youngblood, 40, was shot early this morning after entering Interstate 26 eastbound at Ashley Phosphate.

According to the North Charleston Police Department, Youngblood was able to navigate the vehicle to Midland Park before colliding with the median.

An autopsy is scheduled to determine if Youngblood died from the impact of the accident or from the gunshot wound.

I-26 was closed for several hours as police investigated the situation but is now open.

We'll have updates as more news comes in--until then, get more details over at WCBD-TV 2 as well as Live5News.com. Also, check out photos of the traffic resulting from the incident over at The Post and Courier's gallery here.