She said that she and her youngest son, Edward "Teddy" Ebersol, spent a great deal of time together and were best buddies. St. James gave up her acting career to become a full-time mom when she became pregnant with Teddy. The plane's pilot, Luis Alberto Polanco Espaillat, 50, of the Dominican Republic and cabin attendant, Warren Richardson III, 36, of Florida, also perished in the crash. The co-pilot, Eric Wicksell, has been fighting for his life in a Denver hospital. Due to privacy rules, 9NEWS is unable to update his condition.Espaillat was married with three children. Jet Alliance, the charter company that owned the plane that crashed, said Espaillat was a 20-year veteran pilot.St. James continues to support her husband, NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol and 21-year-old son Charles, who are recovering from the crash at a hospital in Grand Junction.The plane wreckage has been transferred to an airport hangar in Greeley where investigators will try and determine what caused the accident.Saint James was on the plane, but got off in Montrose before the fatal takeoff. She says her husband has a cracked sternum and doesn't remember much about the crash. She says Charlie pulled his father to safety -- but doesn't consider himself a hero because he couldn't save his younger brother, Teddy.
Susan St. James talks about plane crash, pictures of other victims released
NEW YORK - Actress Susan St. James talked with NBC's Tim Russert about the Colorado plane crash on Nov. 28 that killed three people, including her 14-year-old son. The interview aired Friday on The Today Show.
