Drunk driving will be prosecuted. Does this require a lawyer?

Legal analysis: you don't need a lawyer to deal with drunk driving. A criminal suspect (or defendant) who is drunk driving may not hire a lawyer. Whether a lawyer is needed to defend him or not shall be decided by the judicial organ according to the facts of the case. Drunk driving is a crime. Like other criminal acts, criminal suspects (or defendants) have the right to hire lawyers as defenders. People's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall notify legal aid institutions to appoint lawyers to defend them.

Legal basis: Article 91 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall be temporarily detained for six months and fined between 1,000 yuan and 2,000 yuan. Whoever is punished for driving a motor vehicle after drinking or driving a motor vehicle after drinking again shall be detained for not more than 10 days, fined not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan, and his motor vehicle driver's license shall be revoked. Drunk driving a motor vehicle shall be restrained by the traffic administrative department of the public security organ until it wakes up, and the motor vehicle driving license shall be revoked, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; No motor vehicle driver's license shall be obtained again within five years. Anyone who drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall be detained for 15 days, fined 5,000 yuan, and his motor vehicle driver's license revoked. No motor vehicle driver's license shall be obtained again within five years. Anyone who drives or operates a motor vehicle in a drunken state shall be restrained by the traffic administrative department of the public security organ until he wakes up, his motor vehicle driving license shall be revoked, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; No motor vehicle driver's license shall be obtained again within ten years, and no motor vehicle shall be driven or operated after obtaining the motor vehicle driver's license again. If a serious traffic accident occurs after drinking or drunk driving a motor vehicle, which constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law, and the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall revoke the motor vehicle driving license and shall not re-obtain the motor vehicle driving license for life.