 The operator, identified as 79-year-old John Berger of Ray Z, was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the accident is under investigation. At around 6.30 Thursday morning, the Minnesota State Patrol responded to a two-vehicle accident at an intersection north of Deer Creek. According to state troopers, a pickup was traveling east on County Road 52 and a passenger vehicle was heading north on Highway 106 when the two collided at the intersection.