Comedy legend Dick Van Dyke narrowly averted disaster yesterday—a horrific accident not unlike tripping over an ottoman, except instead of an ottoman it was a Jaguar, and instead of tripping, it was nearly being trapped inside a raging inferno. The 87-year-old was driving in Los Angeles when his car suddenly burst into flames, forcing him to the side of the road. Fortunately, the scene caught the attention of one Jason Pennington, who immediately pulled over and, as TMZ reports, “ran over to discover Dick Van Dyke struggling inside,” then “pulled the actor out of the vehicle as flames tore through the engine.” (Good Samaritan drivers: the porpoises of the freeway.)