22 year-old Matthew Cordle says he is prepared to accept the consequences of his actions in this filmed confession. Courtesy because I said I would.

AN OHIO man has made the startling confession that he killed a man via a video confession posted on YouTube.

"I struck a car. I killed a man," he says in the video posted on Tuesday.

"My name is Matthew Cordle and on June 22, 2013, I hit and killed Vincent Canzani. This video will act as my confession."

Cordle, 22, is yet to be formally charged for causing the death of 61-year-old photographer and Navy submarine veteran Canzani, the Columbus Dispatch reports.

"When I get charged, I will plead guilty and take full responsibility for everything I've done to Vincent and his family," he says.

In the footage he explains he was "drinking very heavily" and "hopping from bar to bar" with friends and "lost control".

"I just drank to get out of my head for a few hours".

He continues to say he got in his truck, blacked out, and tried to drive home.

"I ended up going the wrong way down the highway directly into oncoming traffic and I struck a car. I killed a man."

Cordle said he was depressed and used alcohol as an escape mechanism.

He said he was offered the choice to lie in the hope to reduce upcoming charges against him but that he "wouldn't go down that path" and will take "full responsibility".

"I won't dishonour Vincent's memory by lying about what happened."

His blurred face is then revealed.

"I can't bring Mr Canzani back and I can't erase what I have done, but you can still be saved. Your victims still can be saved. So, please ..."

But Cordles lawyer, George Breitmayer III, said he was in the dark about his client's online confessional.

"This video he released demonstrates his character, bravery and integrity and I know he fully intends to cooperate with law enforcement and Franklin County prosecutors throughout the course of any future criminal proceedings," Breitmayer said.

According to the Dispatch, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien viewed Cordle's video three times. "It's the most compelling video I think I have seen. He strikes me as remorseful and sincere," he said.

Mr O'Brien said he will ask grand jurors on Monday to indict Cordle for aggravated vehicular homicide. Cordle faces up to eight years in prison under a second-degree felony.

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