A man who posted a YouTube video confessing to running over and killing a 61-year-old while driving under the influence told TODAY on Tuesday he hopes the victim's family gets closure from the video and people take "the message to heart."

Matthew Cordle, 22, recorded and uploaded his confession on Sept. 3 and at time of publication the video has over a million views. Cordle was indicted and could face anywhere between two to 8 years in prison for the incident that took place on June 22. In the video he talks about his drinking habits, pub hopping with his friends, and how he is not a person people like being around when he is drunk, moving on to speak about the night the death took place.

The victim was Vincent Canzane, a veteran of the navy. The indictment handed down on Monday revealed that Cordle's blood-alcohol level was 0.19, more than twice the legal limit in Ohio.

In his video, Cordle pleaded with people to not go down the same road as him and cautioned them against drinking and driving.

"I will take full responsibility for everything I've done to Vincent and his family,'' he said. "I'm willing to take that sentence for one reason, and that reason is so that I can pass that message on to you. I'm begging you, please don't drink and drive."

In an interview with TODAY's Kristen Dahlgren, Cordle said he hoped the Canzani famliy got some closure.

"I pray that they find peace someday and that people really take my message to heart," he said.

Angela Canzani, Vincent's daughter, said last week that the video was sending "the wrong message." She suggested it was misleading and that there was no question of Cordle's fault in her father's death.

"There was a traffic cam. There was a third car involved," she said. "So people are kind of looking at this like he's just coming out of nowhere. It's making it look like he's confessing to a crime. ... Like he's some hero or something."

She also said that the video was a ploy on his Cordle's part to get away with a lighter sentence.

Watch Cordle's interview with Today here:

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