Within a week of his online confession, Cordle was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Cordle received a six-and-a-half year prison sentence and a lifetime suspension of his driver’s license.

A year later, Cordle has released a new video from inside prison. Cordle urges people to not drink and drive and think about the consequences of their actions.

http://youtu.be/SBRuo1xhdcY

Both videos were released by the nonprofit organization Because I said I would.

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