He came up to me and , I kid you not , said , " Oh , I 'd appreciate it if you did n't tell the cops about this . " I looked him right in the eye and said , " What the hell were you thinking ? " He gave me a song and dance about how he was coming off Hook Road , and tried to cut down the access road , and the car was hard to steer , etc .

Question: What may happen before he asks me not to tell on him to the cops ?
Answer: He tells a story about how he lost control of his steering .None of the above choices .He was driving recklessly .He looked me in the eye while driving .