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March 28, 2023 | 3:06 a.m
Legendary TV star Dick Van Dyke’s wife has reportedly taken matters into her own hands and confiscated his car keys following his car accident last week.
The beloved “Mary Poppins” icon, 97, lost control of his vehicle after it skidded on a wet road and crashed into a gate in Malibu.
The ordeal left the veteran actor with a possible concussion and a bloody mouth and nose.
While the injuries he sustained were minor, his wife Arlene Silver, 51, reportedly took his car keys from him to avoid another accident, Radar Online reports.
“Dick is at the point where he needs to be taken off the streets — for his own safety and the safety of others,” a source told the outlet.
Dick Van Dyke and his wife Arlene Silver.Coleman-Rayner Dick Van Dyke tweeted this photo with the caption “Used Jag For Sale REALLY CHEAP!!” after his 2013 crash in Calabasas, California.Dick Van Dyke
“Arlene is very scared if she doesn’t take the keys away now, it might be too late.”
The insider adds that the actor is unhappy with his wife’s decision to have his license suspended.
“Dick is annoyed by Arlene’s concerns. He’s aware of his age but he’s determined to maintain his independence,” the source added.
The ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ star showed off his battle wounds on Friday and claimed the airbags did not deploy during the accident.
Van Dyke’s sports car on fire on the side of the 101 Freeway on August 19, 2013.Jack/X17online.com
“I’m fine – I’m just in pain all over,” he proclaimed in video taken Friday, assuring people he was “pretty fine.”
“The airbags didn’t deploy so I just had a face plant right in the steering wheel and it just made me a little bit dumber,” he quipped with his infamous grin.
He brushed off concerns about his well-being and said he was “fine”.
Van Dyke before wet weather conditions forced him to crash his car on October 14, 2023. Coleman-Rayner
“I’m 97 — all my friends are dead,” he said, adding that he’s still “having fun.”
Although drugs and alcohol are not believed to be involved, officers reportedly asked Van Dyke to retake his driver’s test with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
The ordeal comes nearly 10 years after Van Dyke was involved in another car accident while being rescued from his burning Jaguar in Los Angeles.
The actor was pulled from the vehicle, apparently unaware that it burst into flames on the freeway.
“It just started making noises and at first I thought I had a flat tire, then it started smoking, then it burned crispy,” he told TMZ at the time.
Van Dyke said he escaped unharmed and “a firefighter, a nurse and a police officer happened to be passing by. Someone will take care of me.”
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