The 27-year-old motorcyclist was stopped on River Street at the corner of Passaic Street when a 2004 Taurus hit his 2017 Kawasaki from behind, throwing him to the sidewalk, just after 1 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Frank Aquila said.
He was treated for leg pain at Hackensack University Medical Center, Aquila said.
The 38-year-old sedan driver from Hackensack wasn't injured.
There was no immediate word on possible summonses.
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