Volkswagen may be charged with pollution deaths

I was wondering if the additional deaths caused by this would result in prosecution, maybe it will:

A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston estimates 53,000 premature deaths every year in the US can be attributed to air-pollutant emissions from “road transportation” sources.While some observers believe such charges are unlikely, US authorities have shown their keenness to prosecute major corporations to the fullest extent of the law

Source: Volkswagen may be charged with pollution deaths | Irish Examiner