The U.S. army demonstration that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped steel shrapnel on a California Freeway Patrol automobile, leading to injury, company officers stated Sunday.
The CHP stated that the shrapnel was from an explosive ordnance that was fired over Interstate 5 and “detonated overhead prematurely, hanging and damaging a CHP patrol automobile.”
The shrapnel fell on the automobile in an space the place CHP officers had been gathered to shut site visitors alongside Interstate 5 in northern San Diego County, which cuts via Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
State officers determined to order the closure of Interstate 5 in the course of the live-fire train, performed for a Marine Corps 250th anniversary celebration that includes Vice President JD Vance.
No accidents had been reported, the CHP stated. State officers instantly contacted the Marines, which then “canceled firing extra dwell ordnance over the freeway, and the realm was swept for additional analysis.”
“This was an uncommon and regarding scenario,” CHP Border Division Chief Tony Coronado stated in a press release. “It’s extremely unusual for any live-fire or explosive coaching exercise to happen over an lively freeway. As a Marine myself, I’ve super respect for our army companions, however my foremost duty is making certain the protection of the folks of California and the officers who shield them.”
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