Four alleged burglars trying to escape in a Ford Escape hit a snag this week when they had a wreck.

The rollover accident on Texas 6 at Bissonnnet happened about 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Four Houston residents are accused of fleeing the scene of a home burglary in the Fort Bend County neighborhood of Chelsea at Mission Bend.

Calvin Towns, 20; his brother, Donovan Towns, 17; Jarad Jarreau, 18; and Reggie Galang, 20, are all in the Fort Bend County Jail on charges of burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony.

A witness who lives in the area saw four people leaving a house in the 8200 block of Chelsea Bend Court in a red sport utility vehicle and, after discovering the burglary, called authorities, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

While deputies were investigating the burglary, Patrol Lt. Wayne Hastedt came upon the rollover accident nearby.

Hastedt saw one of the Ford's occupants removing items from the vehicle and noticed that the young men looked nervous.

When Hastedt called the deputy investigating the burglary, he found that items in the SUV matched the description of property stolen from the house on Chelsea Bend Court.

The homeowner arrived at the crash scene and identified several pieces of jewelry and computer equipment, the sheriff's office said.

No details were available on what caused the accident or whether anyone was injured.

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