Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight passengers and the pilot of the aircraft died in the accident.
The Los Angeles Times quoted police as saying that weather conditions were such that the Los Angeles Police Department's air support division grounded its helicopters until the afternoon, when the fog lifted. CNN said Altobelli's wife, Keri, and one of their two daughters, Alyssa, were aboard the chopper, as well.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was dispatching an 18-person team to California to help with the investigation into the crash.
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