After some discussions with state officials, the creators of a memorial for a deputy killed in the line of duty will move it.

But officials say it will remain in the same general area where he was killed in a crash allegedly caused by a drunk driver who was in the country illegally.

The special memorial went up this week for Johnson County Master Deputy Brandon Collins

Officials with the Kansas Department of Transportation met with the individuals who created and placed the memorial on the KDOT right of way along northbound U.S. 69 near 143rd Street in Overland Park. But they say the memorial will be moved to another area of right of way in the same general area, and a fence will be moved to surround it. This will allow public access to the memorial from the adjacent public trail system located west of Robinson Street in Overland Park (Johnson County). The memorial will be located on KDOT’s right of way.

The individuals who built the memorial were expected move it from its current location to the new spot along the fence line sometime Saturday, September 24. KDOT will relocate the fence around the memorial on Monday, September 26. By Monday evening, the memorial can be accessed from the new location adjacent to the trail system.

In a news release, KDOT said “Our thoughts continue to be with the family and friends of Johnson County Master Deputy Brandon Collins and the entire Johnson County Sherriff’s Office family.”

Adrian Espinosa-Flores is charged with involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatality traffic crash in connection with the crash that killed Master Deputy Collins. Court documents allege that his blood-alcohol level measured .160% after the crash September 11. That’s double the level needed for a conviction in Kansas.

Collins was conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 69 in Overland Park when authorities say a pickup truck driven by Espinosa-Flores ran into Collins’ parked patrol vehicle from behind.

Adrian Espinosa-Flores told police he had been drinking beer at a friend’s house before the crash and that he was in the country illegally.