LOS ANGELES — Dick Van Dyke sustained "moderate injuries" in a Malibu car crash last week amid an ongoing downpour in Los Angeles County, police confirmed Wednesday to the Los Angeles Times.
The 97-year-old actor was driving in the rain last Wednesday morning when his car slid off the roadway and crashed into a block wall and a gate, a law enforcement spokesperson said. (The streets of Los Angeles have been especially slick in recent weeks amid heavy, near-constant precipitation. ) There were no other vehicles or passengers involved in the collision.
According to TMZ, the "Mary Poppins" star was bleeding from the nose and mouth and possibly suffered a concussion in the crash. A law enforcement spokesperson verified to the L.A. Times that Van Dyke suffered "moderate injuries to the face area," but did not elaborate further.
