Live fire hits California Highway Patrol vehicle at Camp Pendleton
The agency said a patrol car supporting the closure of Interstate 5 was damaged by explosive ordnance during the military exercise on Saturday.
Shrapnel from an explosive ordnance fired Saturday during the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton struck a California Highway Patrol vehicle, the agency reported. the agency.
The event, which included a military exercise with live artillery fire, closed a 17-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Los Angeles and San Diego, leaving travelers stranded for hours.
The CHP said the explosive ordnance that was fired on the freeway detonated prematurely, striking and damaging a CHP vehicle that was assisting in the closure of the freeway to vehicular traffic.