VIDEO: Tow truck driver detained on suspicion of DUI after plowing into parked cars

LOS ANGELES - Residents in one South Los Angeles neighborhood woke up to a terrifying sound and a shocking sight early Friday morning. 

Around 3 a.m., authorities said a tow truck video plowed into up to nine parked vehicles near the intersection of Griffith Avenue and Washington Boulevard in South LA’s Historic South-Central neighborhood, causing a fiery crash and massive pile-up.

Video from the scene showed several cars had significant damage. 

Several vehicles were damaged in a multi-car pile-up in South Los Angeles on the morning of Friday, Nov. 17.

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Officials said the driver of the tow truck was detained on suspicion of driving under the influence. The name of the suspect has not been released.