I-5, California and Camp Pendleton
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The artillery rounds were fired over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton in San Diego as part of a military demonstration for the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary.
I-5 closes 11 a.m.–3 p.m. for Marine Corps 250th anniversary live-fire demo at Camp Pendleton; expect major SoCal traffic delays.
A California Highway Patrol cadet died Sunday in a collision on Interstate Highway 5 at West Benjamin Holt Drive in northwest Stockton.
Artillery rounds also were launched over the freeway during a rehearsal for the demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.
And after a half-day of back-and-forth between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White House, it seems as if all talk of shutting down Interstate 5 in California will not take place.
A driver who died after a crash along Interstate 5 in Stockton over the weekend was a California Highway Patrol cadet, the agency said.
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Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says
The U.S. military demonstration that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel on a California Highway Patrol vehicle, resulting in damage, agency officials said Sunday.