Friends confirmed to CBS News Chicago that Johnson was born and raised in south suburban Matteson, and went to school in the south suburbs. According to his Facebook page, he flew

New York Helicopter has plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades. But the company had some difficulties before one of its sightseeing choppers plummeted into the Hudson River this week,

A tourist helicopter crashed in New York's Hudson River off lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on board. It was the latest in a series of accidents involving choppers operating around the city in recent years.