Marines: ‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused explosion over I-5

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has determined that a “one-in-a-million” malfunction caused an artillery shell to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway Patrol vehicle with debris last year.

The incident occurred in October 2025 during an event celebrating the USMC’s 250th anniversary.

The findings come from a newly released Marine Corps report that’s over 600 pages long…

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