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| Ohio man confesses to drink-driving death in online video | Ohio man confesses to drink-driving death in online video |
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| A US man has posted an online video confession in which he admits killing a man in a drink-driving accident. | A US man has posted an online video confession in which he admits killing a man in a drink-driving accident. |
| In the US state of Ohio, Matthew Cordle, 22, said he accepted "full responsibility" for the death of Navy veteran Vincent Canzani, 61. | In the US state of Ohio, Matthew Cordle, 22, said he accepted "full responsibility" for the death of Navy veteran Vincent Canzani, 61. |
| Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Mr Cordle had been a suspect in the June crash but had not been charged. | Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Mr Cordle had been a suspect in the June crash but had not been charged. |
| Mr O'Brien said he would use the video as evidence to charge Mr Cordle with aggravated vehicular homicide. | Mr O'Brien said he would use the video as evidence to charge Mr Cordle with aggravated vehicular homicide. |
| The charge carries a maximum eight-year prison sentence. | |
| "It's the most compelling video I think I have seen," Mr O'Brien told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper. "He strikes me as remorseful and sincere." | "It's the most compelling video I think I have seen," Mr O'Brien told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper. "He strikes me as remorseful and sincere." |
| The video, posted to non-profit website becauseisaidiwould.com and directly on YouTube, begins with Mr Cordle's face blurred and his voice disguised. | The video, posted to non-profit website becauseisaidiwould.com and directly on YouTube, begins with Mr Cordle's face blurred and his voice disguised. |
| He describes how after a night of drinking he drove the wrong direction on a motorway and struck Canzani's vehicle. | He describes how after a night of drinking he drove the wrong direction on a motorway and struck Canzani's vehicle. |
| Canzani, who lived in Gahanna, Ohio, was a Navy submarine veteran and the father of two daughters, the Dispatch reported. | Canzani, who lived in Gahanna, Ohio, was a Navy submarine veteran and the father of two daughters, the Dispatch reported. |
| Mr Cordle's blood sample from the night of the crash tested positive for alcohol and negative for drugs, prosecutors said. | Mr Cordle's blood sample from the night of the crash tested positive for alcohol and negative for drugs, prosecutors said. |
| In the video, Mr Cordle said some lawyers were "convinced they could get my blood test thrown out, and all I would have to do for that is lie". | In the video, Mr Cordle said some lawyers were "convinced they could get my blood test thrown out, and all I would have to do for that is lie". |
| "I won't go down that path," Mr Cordle says, before his face is revealed and he identifies himself. "I won't dishonour Vincent's memory by lying about what happened." | "I won't go down that path," Mr Cordle says, before his face is revealed and he identifies himself. "I won't dishonour Vincent's memory by lying about what happened." |
| The Columbus resident says he made the video to discourage others from driving after drinking. | The Columbus resident says he made the video to discourage others from driving after drinking. |
| "I will take that sentence for just one reason, and that reason is so I can pass this message on to you," he says towards the end of the three-and-a-half minute video. | "I will take that sentence for just one reason, and that reason is so I can pass this message on to you," he says towards the end of the three-and-a-half minute video. |
| "I beg you, and I say the word beg specifically, I'm begging you, please don't drink and drive. Don't make the same excuses that I did." | "I beg you, and I say the word beg specifically, I'm begging you, please don't drink and drive. Don't make the same excuses that I did." |
| His lawyer George Breitmayer said the video was "a strong testament" to Mr Cordle's character and that he intended to co-operate with prosecutors. | His lawyer George Breitmayer said the video was "a strong testament" to Mr Cordle's character and that he intended to co-operate with prosecutors. |