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Newport-Mesa Unified School District trustee Jim Ferryman’s

arraignment on charges of driving under the influence was continued again

from Thursday to Jan. 7.

The 53-year-old board member was arrested Sept. 27 on suspicion of

drunk driving after he collided with another driver on Newport Boulevard.

The Orange County district attorney filed charges in October after lab

tests revealed Ferryman’s blood alcohol level at the time of the accident

was 0.19 -- twice the legal limit of 0.08.

Ferryman’s attorney, Walter Cole, declined to comment on why his

client requested a delay.

Ferryman was elected to his second four-year term in 1998. It will end

in November 2002.