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Published On: Tue, Aug 20th, 2013

Jason Pennington saves Dick Van Dyke from burning Jaguar, then tweets it’s for sale, ‘Real Cheap’

Dick Van Dyke is recovering well after he was rescued from his burning sports car on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.

According to TMZ, the famous actor, age 87, was extracted from his Jaguar by Jason Pennington, who pulled over when he saw a car engulfed in smoke on the freeway.

Dick Van Dyke's Jaguar after a car fire photo: screenshot from Vine posted by Van Dyke's wife

Dick Van Dyke’s Jaguar after a car fire photo: screenshot from Vine posted by Van Dyke’s wife

Van Dyke required no medical treatment and was not issued a citation. The Jaguar didn’t fair as well, exploding at some point, leaving the star to turn to humor with a tweet.

“Used Jag for sale REAL CHEAP!!” he tweeted, along with a photo of the car’s blackened, partially melted skeleton.

Van Dyke’s wife, Arlene, tweeted that the star was OK after the incident, the Los Angeles Times reported.

 She included a Vine video of the aftermath that shows the burned-out shell of the car and Van Dyke talking with officers from the California Highway Patrol.

Van Dyke’s melted car @iammrvandy He’s fine thank God!! https://t.co/LqPpxE4Sa1

— arlene van dyke (@speakyteeth) August 19, 2013

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  1. Dianna Pennington Hendren says:

    This is my nephew. I am so proud of him. But like he said, he would have done it, no matter if it was someone famous or not. That is just Jason’s way.

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