Pulled over

This past Friday, I got pulled over by a cop. I hate when this happens.
I was driving on EP True, going 50 mi/h in a 35 mi/h road. He was going in the opposite direction but saw me and made a U-turn. I knew right away he was coming after me, so I turned into a small road. (Subconsciously, I was hoping he wouldn't see me turning into that small road and would keep going, but that would have been too good to be true.) As I pulled my window down, I knew I was in trouble and didn't even attempt to talk my way out of this one. I was going 15 mi over the speed limit, I didn't have a front licence plate, AND I didn't have an Iowa driver's licence (which apparently I should have gotten within 30 days of living in Iowa - it's been 2 1/2 years). When he came back, he told me that he would only give me a warning this time, but that I really needed to take care of my licence plate and driver's licence. I was shocked! I got away with a warning? How did that happen? I would have given myself a ticket! Maybe I was blessed for being on my way to donating clothes and shoes to GoodWill? (Note to self: Watch out for cops on EP True!)