A section of Morton Avenue was closed Friday afternoon after a car driven by a 17-year-old girl crashed through a utility pole at the intersection of Morton and Fairview avenues about 12:30 p.m. Multiple homes in the neighborhood lost power.

A section of Morton Avenue was closed Friday afternoon after a car crashed through a utility pole.

Butler Fire Chief Nick Ban said a 17-year-old girl was rounding a bend in Morton Avenue at its intersection with Fairview Avenue about 12:30 p.m. when she lost control of her silver Nissan.

Ban said the girl took her eyes off the road to look at a dashboard light that had just turned on.

“She didn’t realize the bend was so close,” Ban said. “When she looked up, she tried to hit her breaks but inadvertently hit the gas pedal.”

The car crashed through the utility pole and into a white barrier post in the yard of the home at the corner of the intersection.

The girl suffered minor injuries but refused treatment.

Her parents came and took her home.

West Penn Power was called to replace the fallen pole, which caused numerous wires to dangle close to the street.

Ban said multiple homes in the neighborhood lost power.

The street was closed for several hours.

Police said the girl will not be cited for a traffic violation.