97-year-old Dick Van Dyke’s wife takes car keys from him after accident: report

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For Nika Shakhnazarova

March 28, 2023 | 3:06 a.m

Legendary TV star Dick Van Dyke’s wife has reportedly taken issue with him and confiscated his car keys following his car crash last week.

The beloved “Mary Poppins” icon, 97, lost control of her vehicle when it skidded on a wet road and crashed into a Malibu gate.

The ordeal left the veteran actor with a possible concussion as well as a bloody mouth and nose.

Although his injuries were minor, his wife Arlene Silver, 51, has taken his car keys to prevent another accident, Radar Online reports.

“Dick has reached the point where he needs to be taken off the road, for his own safety and the safety of others,” a source told the outlet.

“Arlene is terrified if she doesn’t get the keys out now it might be too late.”

The source adds that the actor is unhappy with his wife’s decision to revoke his driving privileges.

“Dick is teasing Arlene’s concerns. He’s aware of her age, but he’s determined to maintain his independence,” the source added.

The “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star showed off her battle wounds on Friday, claiming the airbags did not deploy during the crash.

“I’m fine, it just hurts everywhere,” she announced in a video captured on Friday, assuring people she was doing “pretty well.”

“The airbags didn’t deploy, so I just had a face plant right on the steering wheel and it made me a bit dumber,” he joked with his infamous grin.

He dismissed concerns about his well-being, saying he is “fine”.

“I’m 97 years old, 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 requested that Van Dyke retake his driving test with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

The ordeal comes nearly 10 years after Van Dyke was involved in another car crash, when he was rescued from his burning Jaguar in Los Angeles.

The actor was pulled from the vehicle, apparently unaware that it was on fire on the road.

“It started making noise, and I thought it had a flat at first, then it started smoking, and then it burned to a crisp,” he told TMZ at the time.

Van Dyke said he escaped unharmed and that “a fireman, a nurse and a policeman had passed by. Somebody’s taking care of me.”