Dick Van Dyke, 97, shows off car crash injuries in new photos: ‘Sore all over’

Dick Van Dyke, 97, shows off car crash injuries in new photos: ‘Sore all over’

Dick Van Dyke showed off his battle wounds Friday after his recent car accident, claiming the airbags didn’t deploy during the crash.

The beloved “Mary Poppins” icon, 97, was spotted out and about with his wife, 51-year-old Arlene Silver, and a younger pal.

Van Dyke pointed out two stitches in his chin after his car accident last week.

“I’m fine — just sore all over,” he announced in a video captured on Friday, assuring people he was doing “pretty good.”

“The airbags did not deploy, so I just had a face plant right in the steering wheel and it just made me a little dumber,” he quipped, with his infamous grin.


Dick Van Dyke in public smiling and looking shocked
Dick Van Dyke appeared to be in good spirits after his crash last week.Splash/Coleman-Rayner
He showed off the two stitches he received following the accident.
He showed off the two stitches he received following the accident.Splash/Coleman-Rayner

He brushed off the concerns about his well-being, saying he’s “doing OK.”

“I’m 97 — all my friends are dead,” he stated, adding that he’s still “having fun.”

Van Dyke previously expressed that he’s “just glad to still be here.”


Van Dyke shading his eyes
“The airbags did not deploy, so I just had a face plant right in the steering wheel and it just made me a little dumber,” he said.Splash/Coleman-Rayner
Van Dyke with wife getting out of car
He jokingly said that due to his age, all his friends “are dead.”Splash/Coleman-Rayner

On March 15, the famed actor crashed his silver Lexus into a gate in Malibu while driving in wet conditions, apparently losing control of the wheel.

Photos from the accident show Van Dyke with blood on his mouth and nose, and paramedics treated him at the scene for his injuries and a possible concussion.

During his public outing Friday, he seemed in good spirits despite the collision.


Dick Van Dyke out in public
He crashed his Lexus in Malibu last week, which resulted in a bloodied face and potential concussion.Splash/Coleman-Rayner

Officers don’t believe alcohol or drugs were involved in the slippery crash, but they reportedly requested that the actor retake his driving exam with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Just a few months prior, the “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star was seen lamenting the Golden State’s drought, wishing for a wet spell, while visiting one of his favorite nonprofit organizations in October 2022.


Van Dyke in sweats
The “Mary Poppins” star said he was feeling fine.Coleman-Rayner
Dick Van Dyke driving car
The 97-year-old was spotted driving the car involved in the crash just five months earlier, wishing for rain during the California drought.Coleman-Rayner

“Is it ever going to rain?” he asked at the time when he was spotted driving the same vehicle involved in this month’s unfortunate crash.

A decade ago, Van Dyke was involved in another car debacle — that time, his vehicle burst into flames.

In 2013, the celebrity was driving on a California highway when he noticed smoke coming from the hood of his Jaguar.


Dick Van Dyke at SAG Awards in 2013
The famed Hollywood star was involved in another vehicle incident just a decade earlier.WireImage
Dick Van Dyke on red carpet
Despite the crash, the actor appeared in good spirits, cracking jokes.Getty Images

Promptly pulling over to the side of the road, a hero bystander rushed to the star’s rescue and pulled him from the car just before it burst into flames.

The inferno torched the luxe car, but Van Dyke luckily escaped without a scratch.

“It just started making a noise, and I thought I had a flat at first, then it started to smoke, then it burned to a crisp,” he said at the time of the incident.