No one was injured about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday when a 16-year-old Karns City girl, who had just gotten her learner's permit, crashed a sport utility vehicle into a utility pole along Center Drive in Oakland Township, state police said. The girl and her passenger — her mother — were not injured. The pole had to be replaced.

OAKLAND TWP — Just minutes after obtaining her learner's permit and two days after turning 16 years old, a Karns City girl Wednesday morning crashed a sport utility vehicle into a utility pole along Center Drive in the township, state police said.

Neither the girl nor her mother, 38, was injured in the wreck around 10:15 a.m., but the pole snapped off, forcing police to close the road between Route 68 and Love Road.

A Central Electric Cooperative crew arrived about an hour later to cut off power to the lines and replace the pole.

The girl and her mother were coming from the Department of Transportation's Driver's License Center on Route 356 in Butler Township, police said. The mother had driven to the Route 68 and Center Drive intersection, where she and her daughter switched seats.

The girl was driving north when she lost control of the Suzuki XL7, went off the road and hit the pole.

The vehicle ended on its driver's side. Both occupants apparently got out of the overturned vehicle by way of the sun roof.

Firefighters assisted police with traffic control. A wrecker had to haul away the damaged SUV.

The investigating trooper blamed “driver inexperience” for the crash. He said charges are not expected.

Police did not immediately release the name of the girl or the mother, who declined to comment.