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U.S. 40 in Uintah County was closed for several hours Sunday morning after a pickup truck carrying radioactive equipment crashed.
The crash happened east of Roosevelt at about 4:20 a.m., said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Amy Fallows.
A HAZMAT team was called out because the truck was carrying equipment used to X-ray well sites, Fallows said. The equipment contained a small amount of iridium, a radioactive element, but none spilled, police said. The equipment was in "a very strong container meant to withstand impacts."
The driver of the truck was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, Fallows said.
The highway was reopened around 10:30 a.m.
Aaron Falk