{"id":2500840,"date":"2025-10-20T02:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T06:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/artillery-debris-from-usmc-250th-anniversary-celebration-damages-highway-patrol-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T02:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T06:10:07","slug":"artillery-debris-from-usmc-250th-anniversary-celebration-damages-highway-patrol-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/artillery-debris-from-usmc-250th-anniversary-celebration-damages-highway-patrol-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Artillery debris from USMC 250th anniversary celebration damages highway patrol vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fartillery-debris-from-usmc-250th-anniversary-celebration-damages-highway-patrol-vehicle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2500840&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-anniversary-logo-just-dropped-and-its-about-as-inspiring-as-joe-biden\/\" title=\"New 250th Anniversary Logo for America Released, Equally Inspiring as Joe Biden\">250th anniversary celebration<\/a> of the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton in California, debris from an artillery round prematurely exploded midair over Interstate 5, striking and damaging a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle that was assisting with traffic control. The incident caused dents and scratches to the patrol car but no injuries. The CHP halted further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-why-a-no-fly-zone-over-ukraine-wont-work\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s Why A No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Won\u2019t Work\">live-fire exercises<\/a> and conducted an area sweep to ensure safety. CHP officials described the event as unusual and emphasized the importance of safety coordination among federal, state, and local agencies during such events. The incident occurred amid criticism from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who had previously labeled the celebration a &#8220;vanity parade&#8221; and opposed freeway closures for the festivities. The Marine Corps denied claims that the festivities caused freeway shutdowns. CHP plans to review the incident thoroughly to improve future safety protocols for training demonstrations near public roadways.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Artillery debris from USMC 250th anniversary celebration damages highway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-ice-release-reports-on-border-arrests-seizures\/\" title=\"CBP, ICE release reports on border arrests, seizures\">patrol vehicle<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Shrapnel from the 250th anniversary celebration for the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marine-corps\/\">Marine Corps<\/a> on Saturday struck and damaged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fight-breaks-out-at-trump-campaign-office-opening-in-georgia-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Fight breaks out at Trump campaign office opening in Georgia: Report - Washington Examiner\">law enforcement officer&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s vehicle along a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> highway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An artillery round fired from one of the weapons used in the &ldquo;Sea to Shore &mdash; A Review of Amphibious Strength&rdquo; celebration prematurely exploded in the air over Interstate 5 freeway, read a press release from the CHP. The shrapnel hit the patrol vehicle at 1:45 p.m. local time, &ldquo;where the CHP had elected to stop traffic during the live-fire exercise,&rdquo; resulting in a dent and scratch on the highway patrol car&rsquo;s hood, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/news\/camp-pendleton-live-fire-demonstration-shrapnel-5-freeway-california-highway-patrol\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>. The celebration occurred at Camp Pendleton near San Diego, California.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856595\/centrist-rodrigo-paz-wins-bolivia-presidential-runoff\/\">Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia&#8217;s presidential runoff, topping right-wing rival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3856554\/trump-teases-new-colombia-tariff-drug-trafficking\/\">Trump teases new Colombia tariff over drug trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3856534\/trump-boards-air-force-one-using-small-stairs-after-hunting-stand-found-at-airport\/\">Trump boards Air Force One using small stairs after hunting stand found at airport<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Debris from a Camp Pendleton training round detonated midair over I-5, striking a CHP patrol car assisting with a traffic break. No injuries. CHP is recommending an after-action review to enhance coordination.<\/p>\n<p>NEWS RELEASE HERE&#128279; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xnoKm3qLp2\">https:\/\/t.co\/xnoKm3qLp2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CHP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CHP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newsrelease?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#newsrelease<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eN0wMA46w3\">pic.twitter.com\/eN0wMA46w3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CHP Border Division (@CHP_Border) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHP_Border\/status\/1980064137284567267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>CHP Border Division Chief Tony Coronado said the incident was a rarity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ldquo;<\/strong>This was an unusual and concerning situation,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/CHP-News-Release---CHP-PRODUCES-INCIDENT-REPORT-AFTER-ARTILLERY-ROUND-FROM-CAMP-PENDLETON-PREMATURELY-DETONATED-MIDFLIGHT-WITH--.html?soid=1142229491225&amp;aid=A_u2XOsqzQ0#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Coronado. &ldquo;It is highly uncommon for any live-fire or explosive training activity to occur over an active freeway. As a Marine myself, I have tremendous respect for our military partners, but my foremost responsibility is ensuring the safety of the people of California and the officers who protect them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported from the debris, and the only known damage from the falling shrapnel was the CHP car. Officers notified the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marines\/\">USMC<\/a>, who were on assignment at the location of the incident, and &ldquo;then <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >canceled firing additional live ordnance<\/a> over the freeway, and the area was swept for further evaluation,&rdquo; said the CHP.<\/p>\n<p>The falling debris came days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the celebration, calling it a &ldquo;vanity parade,&rdquo; and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3852790\/usmc-debunks-newsom-claim-of-freeway-closures\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rebuked the Trump administration<\/a> for planning to close the interstate due to the festivities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military.<\/p>\n<p>PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6yXD1hms7\">https:\/\/t.co\/A6yXD1hms7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1978630114125435156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,&rdquo; Newsom posted on Oct. 15.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3852790\/usmc-debunks-newsom-claim-of-freeway-closures\/\"><strong>MARINE CORPS REJECTS NEWSOM&rsquo;S CLAIM OF FREEWAY CLOSURES DURING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CHP said it was evaluating and filing an internal report on the incident. It added that it would offer a &ldquo;recommendation to conduct an additional after-action review into the planning, communication, and coordination between federal, state, and local government&rdquo; to ensure necessary steps would be implemented to &ldquo;strengthen protocols for future demonstrations and training events near public roadways.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USMC 250th anniversary shrapnel damages patrol car<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2500841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camp-Pendleton.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[48191,8919,17644,65514,22630],"class_list":["post-2500840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-250th-anniversary","tag-artillery","tag-debris","tag-highway-patrol-vehicle","tag-usmc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Camp-Pendleton.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500840"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500844,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500840\/revisions\/2500844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}