A verdict has been given against a local business owner in Saratoga County court.

John Cole was found guilty of assault, driving while ability impaired and reckless endangerment in a March 2017 crash that left a passenger in his car paralyzed. Cole owns several Cole's Collision Center Auto Body Shops in the area.

Cole was found not guilty, however, of vehicular assault and DWI.

Troopers said his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit at the time of the crash, but that evidence was not allowed at trial.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 27.