Drunk driving accidents are different from normal accidents because they generally have larger impacts and bigger injuries, due to slower reaction times or inattentiveness while driving. Also we see a lot of red lights run and stop signs run by drunk drivers so the impacts are larger with two cars travelling faster speeds than the majority of accidents. If you hire a lawyer, they might advise you to wait until the drunk driver has gone to court for their driving under the influence case. If they are convicted, then you will be able to seek punitive damages in a lawsuit and it gives more leverage when trying to settle your case.