In a chilling video posted online this week, an Ohio man admitted to killing a 61-year-old Navy vet while driving drunk three months ago.
22-year-old Matthew Cordle recorded a video in which he confessed to being "completely blacked out" on June 22 after a night of heavy drinking with some friends. In the early hours of the morning, he drove his truck across a highway in the opposite direction of traffic.
Cordle said that he was "just trying to have a good time, but lost control."
"My name is Matthew Cordle, and on June 22, 2013, I hit and killed Vincent Canzani," he said, his face deadpan. "This video will act as my confession."
According to ABC News, Canzani was the father of two daughters. He was also a photographer and a Navy veteran who served for six years in the 1980s.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien told ABC that Cordle was injured by the accident, and taken to the hospital for treatment. There, police found traces of alcohol content in his blood stream.
The video opens with Cordle, face pixelated and distorted, speaking about the aftermath of the accident, when a "high powered attorney" offered to get his blood test discarded. But Cordle insisted that he wanted to be held accountable for the death of Canzani.
"I won't dishonor Victor's memory by lying about what happened," he said in the video. "By releasing this video, I know exactly what it means. I'm handing the prosecution everything they need to put me away for a very long time.
"I'm begging you, please don't drink and drive," he finished.
Although some, including Cordle's defense attorney, have commended the 22-year-old for owning up, others are more skeptical.
O'Brien said that the short film isn't the confession it seems, rather, Cordle was the main suspect in the case of Canzani's death and his blood was not only tested for alcohol, but drugs as well.
"This isn't a situation where he was confessing...he was a suspect. An investigation was ongoing," O'Brien said.
Cordle said he'd plead guilty when charged.
A grand jury can now indict Cordle for aggravated vehicular homicide.
