The Ohio man who confessed in a viral video that he killed a man while driving drunk was sentenced Wednesday to six-and-a-half years in prison and a lifetime suspension of his driver's license. Dressed in a green prison uniform, 22-year-old Matthew Cordle addressed the Columbus, Ohio, courtroom before Judge David Fais handed down his sentence. "Whatever my sentence may be, the true punishment is living," Cordle said. He was also ordered to pay court costs and a $1,075 fine. Cordle pleaded guilty in September to aggravated vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle while impaired. He made headlines when he posted a YouTube video on September 3 confessing to driving while drunk and killing 61-year old Vincent Canzani on June 22. Several days after the video appeared online, Cordle surrendered to authorities and was charged for his involvement in the wrong-way crash.
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Matthew Cordle: "There is really no fair sentence when it comes to the loss of life"
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Cordle is sentenced to 6½ years in prison; he faced a maximum of 8½
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In an online video, Cordle said he was driving drunk and killed 61-year-old Vincent Canzani
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