'Buddy,' the Clintons' dog, dies after being hit by car in Chappaqua, a NYC suburb

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. - Buddy, the ebullient chocolate retriever who moved from the White House to Chappaqua with President Bill Clinton, was killed by a car near the Clinton home, police said Thursday. <br> <br> Officer Bruce Cathie of the New Castle police said Buddy was struck Wednesday afternoon in an accident on Route 117, a busy two-lane road at the end of Old House Lane, the cul-de-sac that includes the ex-president&#39;s home. <br> <br> Julia Payne, a Clinton spokeswoman, said neither the ex-president nor his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, was home at the time. <br> <br> &#34;We are deeply saddened by Buddy&#39;s death,&#34; the Clintons said in a statement issued by Payne. &#34;He was a loyal companion and brought us much joy. He will truly be missed.&#34; <br> <br> Police said it was unclear whether Buddy was being walked at the time of the accident or had escaped from the Clinton home. He &#34;just darted out in front of a car,&#34; said Officer Larry Green<br>