Drunk Driver YouTube Confesser Sentenced to 6 ½ Years

A judge in Ohio just sentenced Matthew Cordle to six and a half years in prison. The 22-year-old gained national attention earlier this year when he confessed on YouTube to killing a man while driving drunk. The video has since been viewed more than 2.3 million times.

During the sentencing, the judge read a letter from the former spouse of 61-year-old victim Vincent Canzani. In that letter, she said that her former husband would not want to see two lives lost in this incident and that Matthew shouldn’t receive the maximum penalty.

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The original confession video:  "I killed a man."

This video was released on September 3rd, 2013. Since the release of this video, Matt has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. His court date was on September 18th. He will plead guilty. During that time, Matt had the option and means to bail himself out of jail, instead, he chose to stay there.

The victim's family was notified prior to the publishing of this video.