The man whose truck slammed into rapper Cassidy in Jersey City has been issued a summons for making an improper turn, police said yesterday.

The ticket was issued to Javier Trujillo Gonzalez, 36, of Carson City, Mich., following the crash on Tonnelle Avenue near Manhattan Avenue at 12:02 a.m. Thursday, reports said.

Cassidy, a 24-year-old Philadelphia rapper whose real name is Barry Reese, was heading to a recording studio in New York to work on an upcoming album when the crash occurred, said his lawyer, Simon Rosen.

"He has multiple fractures of his face," Rosen said. "He has a nasty scar from his ear to the corner of his mouth. He's on sedation to keep him from moving, and to keep him out of pain.

"It's scary looking, but he's a very strong young man," Rosen added. "He's a fighter. He'll come through this."

Cassidy was in the back seat of a Chevrolet Suburban driven by Gerald Shahid, 43, of California. Shahid told police he was driving south on Tonnelle Avenue and Gonzalez was going north in a GMC pickup truck, reports said.

The pickup took the County Road jughandle, ran the red light and crossed into the intersection, broadsiding the SUV, according to police reports.

All five people in the t wo vehicles were injured and were taken to local hospitals, but only Cassidy sustained serious injuries, Rosen said.

The rapper, who made his debut in 2004 on the singer R. Kelly's mix of the song "Hotel," scored a hit last year with the single "I'm a Hustla" and the album of the same name.

He was paroled in March after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in connection with a gun battle that left a 22-year-old man dead and two others injured.