Last week, a teenager after hitting them with his truck while attempting to roll coal. As of today, the sixteen-year-old driver still hasn’t been charged, but a new step taken by the local district attorney may help push the case along.

For those of you just joining us, “rolling coal” is the act of intentionally spewing soot from an diesel vehicle. It’s often done specifically to choke bicyclists, pedestrians, or drivers of any vehicle deemed “lesser” by the testosterone-addled, infantile roller. Normally the process leaves victims with watering, stinging eyes and a sore, scratchy throat (ask me how I know), but one Texas teenager decided to up the ante by adding into the mix.

Now, that teenager (whose identity was not released due to his age) will have to contend with . The District Attorney for Waller County, who has called coal rolling “” has assigned a special prosecutor with a background in vehicular homicide to investigate the case.

The special prosecutor, Warren Diepraam, is an “” and has been recognized by the NHTSA for “innovation” in prosecution. That innovation seems to consistently result in :

Diepraam was recognized for his innovation, including prosecuting habitual drunk drivers for felony murder, rather than intoxication manslaughter, when they kill someone while committing a felony DWI, as well as his office’s “no refusal” program. That’s when peace officers, prosecutors, and judges team up to execute search warrants for blood samples when drivers suspected of intoxication refuse to provide breath samples.

If the Waller County District Attorney wants this coal-rolling teenager punished, it would appear he’s found the right man for the job. However, after , some are concerned about possible deference towards the police’s take on the situation. A from the DA’s office clarifying the separation between the City of Waller Police Department and the Waller County District Attorney’s Office seems to be a preemptive strike against that line of thought, but Diepraam’s actions in the course of this case will speak louder than those words.

With a special prosecutor assigned to the case, it’s unlikely any stone will go unturned in the search for evidence. With a , the Waller County DA has the opportunity to send a message — bicyclists are human beings, and those who antagonize them will be met with swift consequences.