Are you drunk driving in Los Angeles? Why is driving under the influence of alcohol prohibited? Drunk driving is driving a motor vehicle to a point where your mental and motor skills are impeded. It is in the Vehicle Code Section 23153 that it is unlawful for any person, while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver. So if ever you had been caught to have done such violation, it is time for you to find the best criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles?