Who is Param Sharma and what’s his Instagram? Social media users want to find more information about him after reports about his latest Tesla stunt in San Francisco.
This week, Param Sharma’s name started trending on the internet following his videos in which he filmed himself at the back seat of a self-driving Tesla.
So, who is he? Here’s everything you need to know about him, from age to social media profiles.
Parma Sharma was arrested for Tesla stunt
CBS San Francisco has reported that Param Sharma was arrested for riding in the back seat of a driverless Tesla last weekend.
On Saturday, May 8th, Param was caught on camera travelling in the back seat of a Tesla Model 3 on autopilot. Some Tesla cars come with the autopilot feature but the company and authorities have warned against its misuse.
The California Highway Patrol put an appeal for information out on Facebook and the post said that Param was “riding in the backseat of a Tesla traveling on Bay Area roadways, with no other person being seated in the driver seat.”
The report adds that Param was arrested without incident and booked into Santa Rita Jail on two counts of reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer.
Who is Param Sharma?
Param Sharma is an Instagrammer who recently shot to fame for documenting his travels at the back seat of a self-driving Tesla.
He is a 25-year-old Indian-American man and is based in San Francisco.
Param’s name was first mentioned in a 2013 interview with Vice where he was asked if his parents came into wealth through oil or banking. He responded: “They’re definitely not in the oil business. I can tell you that, but we prefer to not comment on it because of their reputation.”
The article also referred to an Instagram profile with 250,000 followers, however, the account is no longer active.
Param Sharma on Instagram
With 50 posts at the time of writing, the young Instagrammer has amassed a following of just over 8,100 fans.
His account is a celebration of his lavish lifestyle where he poses next to luxury items, expensive cars and stacks of cash.
You can find Param under the handle @goldcollarlavish. He doesn’t appear to have other public social media accounts at the time of writing.