A driver has confessed in a video posted online that he's to blame for a wrong-way car crash stemming from a night of heavy drinking that killed another man and says he's willing to take "full responsibility."
The 3 1/2-minute video, posted on at least two websites on Tuesday, shows 22-year-old Matthew Cordle describing what led to the accident in which he killed the man three months ago.
"My name is Matthew Cordle, and on June 22nd, 2013, I hit and killed Vincent Canzani," he says somberly. "This video will act as my confession."Cordle says in the video he "made a mistake" when he decided to drive his truck home after "drinking heavily" and hit the other car, killing the 61-year-old Canzani, of suburban Columbus.
The video begins with Cordle's face blurred as he describes how he has struggled with depression and was simply trying to have a good time with friends going "from bar to bar" the night of the accident. He then describes how he ended up driving into oncoming traffic on a highway.Cordle's face becomes clear as he reveals his name and confesses to killing Canzani.ranklin County prosecutor Ron O'Brien on Thursday said Cordle was a suspect in the deadly crash but hadn't been charged. O'Brien said he saw the video on Wednesday and downloaded a copy onto a CD as evidence. He said he'll ask a grand jury to indict Cordle for aggravated vehicular homicide with an alcohol specification, a charge that carries a maximum of eight years in prison upon conviction.The Houston Chronicle reports that Cordle is considered a suspect in the deadly crash but that he has not been charged with a crime yet. Franklin County prosecutor Ron O’Brien said that downloaded a copy of the young man’s video confession and plans to use it as evidence. O’Brien said that he’ll ask a grand jury to indict Cordle for aggravated homicide with an alcohol specification. Cordle faces a maximum sentence of 8-years in prison.
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