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In 1980, when the legal drinking age in New Jersey was changed to 19, fatalities were at an all-time high for 18 to 20 year olds, with 88 young people losing their lives in drunk driving crashes on our roadways.n 2007, ten young people were killed in drunk driving crashes on New Jersey roadways. That number has remained constant since 2005. Overall, the State has experienced a 78 percent reduction in DWI fatalities for young people ages 18 to 20 since the drinking age was raised to 21 in the 1980âs.
The minimum drinking age did not necessarily change from 18 to 21 years in a single step. For example, Connecticut changed from age 18 to19 in 1982, from 19 to 20 in 1983 and then to age 21 in 1985. Maine changed from age 18 to 20 in 1977, and then to age 21 in 1985.owa changed its MLDA from 18 to 19 in 1978 and to age 21 in 1986. Kansas changed from 18 to 21 in a single step in 1985. Minnesota increased its MLDA from 18 to 19 in 1976 and to 21 in 1986. North Dakota had a 21 year-old minimum drinking age dating back to the 1930s and Missouri had an age 21 law since 1945.