A De Pere man complained of neck pain but did not need to go to the hospital after being in the middle of a three-car accident Thursday afternoon in Sturgeon Bay. The accident occurred at 3:10 p.m. near State Highway 42/57 and Duluth Avenue. The De Pere man was behind a Charter Communications work truck at the stop light when he was struck from behind by a Sturgeon Bay man in a pick-up truck. This started a chain reaction that pushed the De Pere man’s car into the work truck before him. According to the accident report, the pick-up truck driver told deputies on the scene that he was trying to merge on the highway at the last minute and could not avoid the accident. He was cited for inattentive driving. One traffic lane was closed for about 25 minutes to address the accident, causing a backup on STH 42/57.